Step into the mining history

The visitor’s mine Grube Silberhardt in Windeck-Öttershagen reminds of the long tradition of mining silver and ore.

Besucherbergwerk und Bergbauwanderweg Grube Silberhardt (visitor’s mine and miner’s hiking trail Grube Silberhardt)
An der K32 hinter Öttershagen
Ortsteil Silberhardt
Telephone: +49 (0)22 92 / 601-117 or 022 92/ 19 433
Telefax: +49 (0)22 92 / 601 294
Email: tourismus(at)gemeinde-windeck.de
www.Grube-Silberhardt.de

Opening hours:
Every first weekend per month from April – October
Sa. 13:00 – 16:00 PM, Su. 11:00 AM – 16:00 PM

Guided tours for groups with a minimum of 10 people are possible throughout the whole year next to the opening hours mentioned above for a fee of 10.00 Euro (mine) or 15.00 Euro (mine and hiking trail).

The guided tour through the mine, which lasts about 45 minutes, displays the former mining methods and the hard working conditions the miners had to suffer from while mining silver and ore. Right parallel to the mine there is the miner’s hiking trail with a length of approximately 1.7 kilometres and a total of 14 stations. Next to further former mines also smelting technologies are shown here with the help of reconstructed exhibits. The whole programme at the Grube Silberhardt will last approximately 1 – 3 hours, depending on the number of people.
The “Förderverein zur Erhaltung der Bergbau- und Hüttentradition e.V.” (promotion society for the maintenance of mining and smelting tradition) operates the Grube Silberhardt in Windeck-Öttershagen quite close to the Sieg Valley in cooperation with the community of Windeck. In 1999, the mine was re-opened by a local citizen committee, mostly in honorary work, and has been open for visitors since then. Experienced guides illustrate the visitors the long tradition of silver and ore mining in the Bergisches Land.

Directions:
From Rosbach / Sieg via the K32 towards Langenberg-Kohlberg, right at the sports grounds Öttershagen.