Bergbaumuseum Fohnsdorf — Attraction in Fohnsdorf

I arrived alone half an hour before the start of the tour. I accidentally crossed paths with the guide, and he said that the tour was in German (naturally :)))). But what I answered was that it suits me, even though my level of German is A2, which was very felt. As a result, after 15 minutes, the guide returned to me and said that the director of the museum would personally give me a tour in English! It was very interesting and informative to listen to the history of this object. This is especially impressive when you realize that this is where everything happened many years ago: the mothballed well itself, the power plant building, the tiles on the floor, and the 3600 horsepower steam power plant itself (no comment here at all)! The director of the museum clearly loves his job very much, and you can feel it when he talks! I liked...

We have just visited Bergbaumuseum Fohnsdorf with my father, as his grandfather had been a mine supervisor there in 1942/43 and had participated in helping rescue efforts when the mining disaster happened.

We were looked after by the museum chairman, Heinz Kopp who took time to give us an excellent tour of the mine. He was so patient and took time to show us everything. This included the work records of my great grandfather which was amazing to see after 80 years!

We travelled from the UK to Fohnsdorf as my father wanted to show me where he was born and where his grandfather had worked. I am so grateful that Heinz taught us so much about what it was like to be a miner. It was a very hard life but clearly they had a strong...

Tief mit dem Bergbau verwurzelt (wir kommen aus der Silber- und Bergbaustadt Freiberg/ Sachsen), war ein Abstecher nach Fohnsdorf Pflichtprogramm.

Selten haben wir so eine fabelhafte Führung erlebt! Wir waren nur zu Zweit und durften sogar unseren Hund mitnehmen, da wir ihn bei den sommerlichen Temperaturen nicht alleine im Auto gelassen hätten.

Wir möchten uns allerherzlichst bei Herrn R. Baumgartner bedanken. Er selbst arbeitete 20 Jahre in diesem Braunkohlebergbau und hat uns mit ganz viel Herz, Freude und persönlichen Erfahrungsberichten durch das Museum geführt. Das Schaubergwerk und viele detailgetreue Ausstellungsstücke (Originale und Nachbauten) lassen nicht nur Kinderherzen höher schlagen.

Eine absolute Empfehlung, nicht nur für Menschen mit Bergbau- &...