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Windberg shaft, Burgk, Freital, SÃĪchsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Windberg shaftShaft (Abandoned)
BurgkVillage
FreitalTown
SÃĪchsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeDistrict
SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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View of the Burgk coal mining area, in 1897.

Windberg shaft, Burgk, Freital, SÃĪchsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
05293400017272430694572.jpg
View of the Burgk coal mining area, in 1897.

Windberg shaft, Burgk, Freital, SÃĪchsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Burgk coal mining area, in 1897.

Windberg shaft, Burgk, Freital, SÃĪchsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 59' 43'' North , 13° 39' 55'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.99539,13.66549
GeoHash:
G#: u31dngqvt
GRN:
N34E07
Type:
Shaft (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
KÃķppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Freital39,027 (2015)1.4km
Bannewitz10,851 (2014)3.6km
Rabenau4,735 (2015)3.7km
Tharandt5,624 (2018)6.1km
Dresden486,854 (2015)8.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
428831
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:428831:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Windberg alter Schacht, DÃķhlen
Other Languages:
German:
Windberg-Schacht (Windberg alter Schacht), Freital, SÃĪchsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, Deutschland


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