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Iron works, Heft, Mosinzgraben, HÞttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Iron worksSmelter (Tourist Attraction)
HeftVillage
MosinzgrabenValley
HÞttenbergMunicipality
Sankt Veit an der Glan DistrictDistrict
CarinthiaState
AustriaCountry

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Interior view of the Heft blast furnace, in 1898.

Iron works, Heft, Mosinzgraben, HÞttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
08941240017454058605054.jpg
Interior view of the Heft blast furnace, in 1898.

Iron works, Heft, Mosinzgraben, HÞttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
04272280017417297803067.jpg
Interior view of the Heft blast furnace, in 1898.

Iron works, Heft, Mosinzgraben, HÞttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
08941240017454058605054.jpg
Interior view of the Heft blast furnace, in 1898.

Iron works, Heft, Mosinzgraben, HÞttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
04272280017417297803067.jpg
Interior view of the Heft blast furnace, in 1898.

Iron works, Heft, Mosinzgraben, HÞttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
09286910017418091564110.jpg
Interior view of the Heft blast furnace, in 1898.

Iron works, Heft, Mosinzgraben, HÞttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 57' 2'' North , 14° 33' 49'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.95059,14.56369
GRN:
N32E08
Type:
Smelter (Tourist Attraction) - last checked 2025
KÃķppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
HÞttenberg338 (2018)1.5km
Knappenberg241 (2018)1.9km
Gossen113 (2018)2.2km
Sankt Johann am Pressen104 (2018)2.3km
LÃķlling Sonnseite130 (2018)2.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Vereinigung der Leobener MineralienfreundeSt. Marein-Feistritz, Styria43km
Mindat Locality ID:
453153
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:453153:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
EisenhÞttenwerk, Hochofen- und Bessemerwerk Heft,


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