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Bockwa, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germanyi
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BockwaMunicipal Unit
ZwickauTown
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Seal label of the Bockwa mining town, ca. 1910.

Bockwa, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Bockwa hard coal mining area, in 1897.

Altgemeindeschacht Mine, Bockwa, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Bockwa hard coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Altgemeindeschacht Mine, Bockwa, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
03511130017361326638717.jpg
Seal label of the Bockwa mining town, ca. 1910.

Bockwa, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Bockwa hard coal mining area, in 1897.

Altgemeindeschacht Mine, Bockwa, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Bockwa hard coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Altgemeindeschacht Mine, Bockwa, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Seal label of the Bockwa mining town, ca. 1910.

Bockwa, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
00300010017272421934997.jpg
Views of the Bockwa hard coal mining area, in 1897.

Altgemeindeschacht Mine, Bockwa, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Cainsdorf, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Schedewitz, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Niederplanitz, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Type:
Municipal Unit
Mindat Locality ID:
419154
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419154:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Bockwa, Zwickau, Landkreis Zwickau, Sachsen, Deutschland


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