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Brandis brickworks, Brandis, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Brandis brickworksGroup of Pits
BrandisMunicipality
Leipzig DistrictDistrict
SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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03623990017272421921368.jpg
View of the Brandis clay mining area, in 1910.

Frisch Glück Mine, Brandis brickworks, Brandis, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Brandis clay mining area, in 1913.

Frisch Glück Mine, Brandis brickworks, Brandis, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
03623990017272421921368.jpg
View of the Brandis clay mining area, in 1910.

Frisch Glück Mine, Brandis brickworks, Brandis, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
09385320017272421923742.jpg
View of the Brandis clay mining area, in 1913.

Frisch Glück Mine, Brandis brickworks, Brandis, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
03623990017272421921368.jpg
View of the Brandis clay mining area, in 1910.

Frisch Glück Mine, Brandis brickworks, Brandis, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
09385320017272421923742.jpg
View of the Brandis clay mining area, in 1913.

Frisch Glück Mine, Brandis brickworks, Brandis, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° North , 12° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
GRN:
N35E06
Type:
Group of Pits
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
431097
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:431097:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Brandiser Tonwerke, Brandis, Leipzig, Sachsen, Deutschland


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