Lengefeld Lime Works

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View of the historic open pit facilities of the lime works
View of the historic open pit facilities of the lime works in winter
Second World War
Gallery entrance in the bottom of the open quarry (end of 1945)
Weather vane on the restaurant, Gaststätte Kalkwerk, with the years "1551" and "1983" and the mining symbol of the hammer and pick

The Lengefeld Lime Works (German: Kalkwerk Lengefeld) was a limestone mine southwest of Lengefeld in the Saxon town of Pockau-Lengefeld in the Ore Mountains. In 2016, the mine was closed.[1]

Geology of the deposit

The Lengefeld deposit is located not far from the

Variscan mountain building the once compact body of marble was split into five blocks known as the Altes Lager ("Old Deposit"), Neues Lager ("New Deposit), Tiefes Lager ("Deep Deposit"), Lößnitz-Lager ("Lößnitz Deposit") and Weißer Ofen ("White Kiln").[2]

History

The mining of lime from this deposit was first mentioned in a deed of

Prince-Elector Augustus.[3][4]

The rated quantity of lime produced per firing was 280 tons for one of the kilns, and 260 tons for the others. Lime from Lengefeld was used inter alia by the architect (Baumeister), Hans Irmisch, for the construction of Freudenstein Castle in Freiberg.[3]

In the final years of the 17th century, the Scheibenberg pastor and chronicler, Christian Lehmann, praised the production of lime around Lengefeld:

"By the
River Flöha and its tributaries lie 3 noble lime kilns around Lengefeld, which are highly valued, because every year up to 3, 4 or even more times 300 tons of lime can be burned and the value of a ton on the spot is 8 gr." (original text: „An der Flöhe und ihren Einfällen liegen 3 fürnehme Kalck-Ofen um Lengefeld, die hoch æstimirt werden, dieweil man alle Jahr daselbst zu 3, 4 und auch mehrmahlen iederzeit auf 300 Tonnen Kalck brennen kan, und gilt die Tonne auff der Stelle 8 gr.“)[5]

In 2016, the company Geomin closed the mine, because the deposits are exhausted. The processing plant remains in operation for the other

Hammerunterwiesenthal.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Jannke, Jane (2016-08-31). "Vom Ende einer Ära". sächsische.de. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  2. ^ c.f. Geology of the Lengefeld Deposit with geological map and sections Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Peter Hoheisel: The wettinische Baumeister Hans Irmisch, Schloss Freudenstein und das Kalkwerk Lengefeld. In: 18. Rundbrief des Agricola-Forschungszentrums Chemnitz, Chemnitz, 2009, pp. 36–43 (PDF)
  4. ^ vgl. Chronik des Standorts Lengefeld Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 24 March 2011
  5. ^ Christian Lehmann: Historischer Schauplatz derer natürlichen Merkwürdigkeiten in dem Meißnischen Ober-Ertzgebirge. Leipzig 1699, p. 446 (digital version.

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