Fell Exhibition Slate Mine

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The Fell Exhibition Slate Mine (German: Besucherbergwerk Fell), also known as the Barbara-Hoffnung Exhibition Mine, is a former slate mine in Germany located about 20km east of Trier and about 60km east of Luxembourg City near the villages of Fell and Thomm. The exhibition mine is open to visitors every day from April to October. It consists of two roof slate mines from the early 20th century that are situated one above the other, a slate mining trail, and a mining museum.

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Fell Exhibition Slate Mine
Auf den Schiefergruben, Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße

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N 49.755880555556 °	E 6.7990833333333 °

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Stein und Wein

Auf den Schiefergruben
54341 Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Thomm

Thomm is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near Trier on the river Moselle. The Fell Exhibition Slate Mine is adjacent to Thomm.

Fell, Rhineland-Palatinate

Fell is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Near Fell there is the Slate mine Fell and the Feller Bach, a tributary of the river Moselle.

Herl

Herl is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Riol

Riol is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near Trier.

Osburg

Osburg (German pronunciation: [ˈoːsbʊʁk]) is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near Trier. The elevation of the built up area lies between 437 and 500 m, and the lowest and highest points of the municipality are 239 and 708 m.

Riveris

Riveris is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The village lies in the valley of the river Riveris.

Feller Bach

The Feller Bach is a right tributary of the Moselle in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany). Its source is in the Hunsrück mountains. It flows through the villages Lorscheid (Verbandsgemeinde Ruwer), Fell and Riol (Verbandsgemeinde Schweich). It joins the Moselle in Riol. At the left there is the Thommer Bach in the Nossernvalley with the Fell Exhibition Slate Mine (Besucherbergwerk Fell).

Mehring, Rhineland-Palatinate

Mehring is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district of the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Farschweiler

Farschweiler is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Longen

Longen is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Waldrach

Waldrach is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near Trier.

Morscheid

Morscheid is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.