Asse II mine
The Asse II mine is a former salt mine used as a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in the Asse Mountains of Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany.Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Asseburg and St.-Petri-Kirche.
Asseburg
Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Asseburg is a ruined hill castle on the narrow, southern crest of the Asse ridge in the Harz Mountains of Germany, not far from Wolfenbüttel. Asseburg is situated 2½ km northwest of Asse II mine.
St.-Petri-Kirche
Church
Photo: Crazy1880, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St.-Petri-Kirche is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Asse II mine.
Galgenberg
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: AxelHH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galgenberg is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3½ km east of Asse II mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Remlingen and Vahlberg.
Remlingen
Village
Photo: HV-Asse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Remlingen is a village and a former municipality in the district Wolfenbüttel. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Remlingen-Semmenstedt.
Vahlberg
Village
Photo: Juergen Bode, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vahlberg is a municipality in Wolfenbüttel, a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. Vahlberg is situated 3½ km east of Asse II mine.
Bansleben
Village
Photo: Carnie31, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bansleben is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Asse II mine.
Asse II mine
- Type: Industry
- Description: former salt mine; deep geological repository in Lower Saxony, Germany
- Categories: salt mine, deep geological repository, and radioactive waste repository
- Location: Denkte, Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.12989° or 52° 7′ 48″ northLongitude
10.67058° or 10° 40′ 14″ eastOpen location code
9F4G4MHC+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 304685416OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q316980
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Asse II mine” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Asse II”
- Dutch: “Schacht Asse II”
- French: “mine d’Asse”
- French: “Mine d’Asse”
- German: “Asse II”
- German: “Asse-II”
- German: “Atommülllager Asse II”
- German: “Atommülllager Asse”
- German: “Forschungsbergwerk Asse”
- German: “Schachtanlage Asse II”
- German: “Schachtanlage Asse”
- Italian: “Schacht Asse II”
- Japanese: “アッセII研究鉱山”
- Japanese: “アッセ最終処分場”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Remlinger Heerse and Festberg.
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