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Gießen District
VogelsbergkreisHomberg (Ohm)Hampelborn Basalt Quarry
DiscoverPlaces to seeNatural MonumentsGermanyHesse
Gießen District
VogelsbergkreisHomberg (Ohm)Hampelborn Basalt Quarry
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Michel ✔
May 19, 2021
Hiking
The former Hampelborn quarry. Basalt was mined here by the Central German hard stone industry until around 1932. From 1952 to around 1963, the city of Homberg then operated the quarry mainly for its own use. Since then, nature has recaptured the quarry.
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𝘾.𝘽. 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨
September 9, 2021
Hiking
A very natural path and one of the highlights of the tour.
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Nico
June 14, 2024
Hiking
If you look at the area you can imagine the drudgery of those days
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Location: Homberg (Ohm), Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany