Mansfeld mining district
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The Mansfeld mining district is a historic copper shale mining region in central Germany that played a major role in the area’s industrial development from the Middle Ages into the 20th century.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic industrial region
ⓘ
mining district ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Martin Luther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
industrial heritage tourism
ⓘ
museum operations ⓘ |
| declineOfMining | late 20th century ⓘ |
| economicRegion | Mansfeld-Südharz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endOfLargeScaleMining | around 1960s–1990s ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
altered landscape topography
ⓘ
metal-contaminated slag heaps ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Permian Zechstein sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Mansfeld mining museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important industrial heritage site in Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ |
| historicalEmployer |
Mansfeld Kombinat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mansfeld mining company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | one of the oldest copper mining regions in Germany ⓘ |
| historicalTechnology |
flotation processing
ⓘ
shaft sinking ⓘ steam-powered hoisting ⓘ |
| industrialHeritage |
shaft towers
ⓘ
slag heaps ⓘ smelters ⓘ |
| industry | mining industry ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| localName | Mansfelder Revier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harz foothills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ central Germany ⓘ |
| mainCommodity |
copper
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| mainResource | copper shale ⓘ |
| miningMethod | underground mining ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mansfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTown |
Eisleben
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hettstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mansfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreBodyType | stratiform copper shale seam ⓘ |
| oreType | Kupferschiefer ⓘ |
| partOf |
German copper shale belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mansfeld Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfIndustrialSignificance |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| playedMajorRoleIn | regional industrial development ⓘ |
| reasonForAssociation | Luther’s father worked in Mansfeld copper mining ⓘ |
| startOfMiningActivity | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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