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St.-Johannes-Erbstollen
Historic gallery for drainage and ventilation
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Witten: First Steps10 pts
Witten: Explorer25 pts
Witten: Insider50 pts
Built in 1777, the St.-Johannes-Erbstollen in Witten was the most important gallery in the region. It served as a drainage and ventilation system for the surrounding coal mines. Its course through the Hardensteiner Bach valley marks it as a significant monument of the Märkischer Bergamtsbezirk.
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The gallery runs through the valley of an unnamed stream known locally as Hardensteiner Bach.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1777
- Wheelchair Access
- Not accessible
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- Authorship
- Authorship unavailable
- Publication approval
- Approval provenance unavailable
- Editorial review
- Not reviewed
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Monuments of WittenStop 10 of 12
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Location
Nearby

Hardenstein Castle (Südwest 1)
33 m away

Schleusenwärterhaus
200 m away

Vereinigungsstollen
251 m away

Westlicher Tagetrieb Frielinghaus
349 m away

Burgruine Hardenstein (Südwest 2)
239 m away

Hardenstein
292 m away

Schleuse Herbede
225 m away

Mühlengraben (West)
519 m away