Siegfried-Giesen potash mine

Siegfried-Giesen potash mine is a mine in Lower Saxony, Germany. Siegfried-Giesen potash mine is situated nearby to the peak Potash Hill Giesen, as well as near the pitch B-Platz Giesen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Vitus (Groß Giesen) and St. Martin.

St. Vitus (Groß Giesen)

Church

Photo: Kirchenfan, CC0.

St. Vitus (Groß Giesen) is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Siegfried-Giesen potash mine.

St. Martin

Church

Photo: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain.

St. Martin is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Siegfried-Giesen potash mine.

St. Peter und Paul

Church

Photo: Kirchenfan, CC0.

St. Peter und Paul is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Siegfried-Giesen potash mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giften and Klein Förste.

Giften, a part of the town of Sarstedt in Germany, is the site of a post World War II British sector displaced person camp. Until March 1, 1974 Giften was an independent municipality. Giften is situated 3½ km west of Siegfried-Giesen potash mine.

Klein Förste

Village

Photo: Kirchenfan, CC0.

Klein Förste is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Siegfried-Giesen potash mine.

Sarstedt

Town

Sarstedt is a town in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. It has approximately 18,500 inhabitants. Sarstedt is situated 20 km south of Hanover and 10 km north of Hildesheim. Sarstedt station is on the Hanoverian Southern Railway and is served by the Hanover S-Bahn. Sarstedt is situated 3½ km northwest of Siegfried-Giesen potash mine.

Siegfried-Giesen potash mine

Type: Industry
Also known as: “Bergbaugesellschaft Hannovera”, “Bergbaugesellschaft Rössing-Barnten”, “Bergbaugesellschaft Siegfried-Gotha”, “Bergbaugesellschaft Wodanshall”, “Elektrizitäts- und Salzaufbereitungswerke Hannover”, “Fürstenhall Bergwerksgesellschaft”, “Gewerkschaft Emmerke”, “Gewerkschaft Fürstenhall zu Thal”, “Gewerkschaft Siegfried-Giesen”, “Giesen OT Siegfried-Giesen”, “Kali-Bohrgesellschaft Rössing-Barnten”, “Kalibergwerk Fürstenhall”, “Kalibergwerk Rössing-Barnten”, “Kaliwerk Fürstenhall”, “Kaliwerk Rössing-Barnten”, “Kaliwerke Giesen”, “Rössing-Barnten”, “Rössing-Barnten Kalibergwerk GmbH”, “Schacht ‘Siegfried-Giesen’”, “Schacht Barnten”, “Schacht Fürstenhall”, “Schacht Rössing”, “Schacht Rössing-Barnten”, “Schacht Siegfried”, “Schachtanlage Barnten”, “Schachtanlage Fürstenhall”, “Schachtanlage Rössing”, “Schachtanlage Rössing-Barnten”, and “Siegfried-Giesen Bergwerksgesellschaft”
Categories: mine shaft and mine
Location: Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.20447° or 52° 12′ 16″ north

Longitude

9.8795° or 9° 52′ 46″ east

Open location code

9F4F6V3H+QR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29378330

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q1722323

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Siegfried-Giesen potash mine” goes by many names.

French: “Kaliwerk Siegfried-Giesen”
German: “Kaliwerk Siegfried-Giesen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Potash Hill Giesen and B-Platz Giesen.

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