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Kaolin pit ‘Böhmsfund’

Mittelstraße
57642 Alpenrod
Contact us
+49 6436 6090
https://www.schmidt-tone.de

Detailed description

Attention: Entering the premises is prohibited by mountain police and is only allowed with prior permission from the owner!
Please only stay on the marked hiking trails!
Kaolin - a special type of clay used in porcelain production - was extracted there.

Today, the pit has filled with water. The layer of clay at the bottom gives the pond a unique water color.

Brief description

Attention: Access to the area is forbidden by the mountain police and only allowed with prior permission from the owner!

Please only stay on the designated hiking trails! 

The clay pit pond in Alpenrod was formed from the former kaolin pit Böhmsfund.