Philippseck mine
Philippseck mine is a sinkhole in Butzbach, Wetteraukreis, Hesse. Philippseck mine is situated nearby to the fire station Freiwillige Feuerwehr Münster, as well as near Feuerwehrgerätehaus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ziegenberg Castle and Hausberg Tower.
Ziegenberg Castle
Castle
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Ziegenberg Castle is situated 2½ km south of Philippseck mine.
Hausberg Tower
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hausberg Tower is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2½ km north of Philippseck mine.
Evangelische Pfarrkirche (Hoch-Weisel)
Church
Photo: Cherubino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Evangelische Pfarrkirche (Hoch-Weisel) is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Philippseck mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Michelbach and Eschbach.
Michelbach
Village
Photo: Karsten11, Public domain.
Michelbach is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Philippseck mine.
Eschbach
Village
Photo: Osingar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eschbach is a borough of Usingen in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hessen. The once almost entirely agriculturally based village at the northern edge of the Usinger Becken first appeared in 1280 in the County Cleeberg under the name of Ketteneschbach. Eschbach is situated 7 km southwest of Philippseck mine.
Bad Nauheim
Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bad Nauheim is in North Hesse. It has beautiful parks and a cozy old town, geared towards the many senior citizens who take a spa treatment here but also a good destination for family outings.
Philippseck mine
- Type: Sinkhole
- Description: Silver/copper/lead mine
- Categories: mine, historic site, and landform
- Location: Butzbach, Wetteraukreis, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.38696° or 50° 23′ 13″ northLongitude
8.61897° or 8° 37′ 8″ eastOpen location code
9F2C9JP9+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5958694585OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mineOpenStreetMap feature
natural=sinkholeWikidata ID
Q27938123
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In Other Languages
“Philippseck mine” goes by many names.
- German: “Bleikaute”
- German: “Grube Philippseck”
- German: “Münsterbergkh”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Feuerwehrgerätehaus and Freiwillige Feuerwehr Münster.
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