http://www.saargruben.de

This is a really good page about hard coal mining in the Saar region and especially about the Ensdorf colliery. Nearly everything can be found here: Photos, poems, the famous German miners' song, interesting videos and an in common very good design - do not miss these pages !

http://www.saarknappenchor.de

As the name shows the website is run by a miners' choir from the Saar region in Germany. Here you can find different pieces of information about the choir and his songs, the dates of its future performances, a news section and some mining related links.

http://www.bergkapelle-dsk-saar.de

And another miners' choir from the Saar region. On these pages there are various pieces of information about the choir, its history, the latest performances and its members. Additionally you can find a large picture gallery and a guestbook.

http://www.glueckauf-saarland.de

This is the umbrella organization of the miners' and the steelworkers' communities in the Saar region in Germany. The visitors get numerous pieces of information about the community, its history and the past and the future events. Additionally there is a gallery, a guestbook and a collection of mining related links.

http://www.bergmannsfrauen-saar.de

Not only the miners, but also their wifes support the German hard coal mining industry. This website is run by the community of the miners’ wifes from the Saar region (Germany). The visitors of the homepage get information about the community’s targets, the past and the future actions and the plans for the next meetings. Additionally there is a guestbook in which you can post your opinion and a collection of links.

http://www.bwsaar.de

This is the website of the representatives of the German trade union IGBCE (for the workers in the mining, chemistry and energy industry) at Saar colliery that is run by the RAG Deutsche Steinkohle. This website offers various pieces of information about the trade union, its targets and about the future events. Additionally the visitors will find numerous mining related photos, a collection of links and they can subscribe for a newsletter.

http://www.vsb-saar.de

VSB is the abbreviation of the German expression for „Community of the Mining Engineers in the Saar region“. On this website you can find reports about the community’s past and future events and excursions, the community’s managing committee is presented, there is a collection of links, a guestbook and a members’ area for the miners. If you are interested in the latest developments in the mining industry in the Saar region (Germany), you should not miss visiting this website.

On these pages there is the presentation of a team working together in a longwall mining area of Ensdorf colliery in the Saarland (Germany). A nice page with different photos from underground and pictures of the friends' different other activities.

http://www.igbce-ortsgruppe-ludweiler.de

Here you can find a group of the trade union for the workers in the mining, chemistry and energy industry (IGBCE)  - more exactly the community is situated in the city of Ludweiler (Germany). In addition to reports about the past and the future events there are lots of photos, a collection of mining related links and a guestbook where the visitor can write down his opinion.

http://www.hschmadel.de

This is Horst's second page (see the previous link). On these pages the owner wants to start a community for friends of the mining in the Saar region. Here you can find very nice ancient mining photos, different information about the pages' owner, historical information about the mining in the Saar reagion etc..

http://www.bergmannsverein-ensdorf.de

These pages are run by the miners' community of the former Ensdorf colliery in the Saar region in Germany. On the main page there is a nice poem and the other sites offer various pieces of information about the community's history and its board. Additionally you can find a news section and a guestbook.

http://www.bergmannsverein-siersburg.de

And yet another miners' community from the Saar region in Germany - this time from the city of Siersburg. The pages contain different facts about the community and its board and in addition to that there is a picture gallery with photos of the community's activities and with historic mining photos from the Saar region. Finally you can write your comments into the website's guestbook.

http://www.dasunglueckvonluisenthal.de.tl

This website is dedicated to a mining accident that occurred on February 2nd in 1962 at the Alsbach shaft of Luisenthal colliery in the Saar region (Germany). 299 miners lost their life and there were only a few mining accidents in the history with more victims. On the pages you can find several photos and information about the firedamp explosion, a list with the names of all victims, some newspaper articles about the accident and lots of other things. The website is really worth visiting !

http://www.lvbergmannsvereine-bw.de

This is the link to the umbrella organization of the miners’ communities in the German Federal State of Baden-Wuerttemberg. On the pages you will find several pieces of information about the mining history of Baden-Wuerttemberg, about the different miners communities and about the future events. Additionally there is a collection of numerous mining related links.

http://www.glueckauf-thueringen.de

After the umbrella organization of the miners’ and steelworkers’ communities in the German Federal State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, this is the website of the umbrella organization in the Federal State of Thuringia. In addition to information about the different miners’ and steelworkers’ communities in the region, you can read about the planned events, you can subscribe to a publication reporting about the latest news and you can order interesting books about the history of Thuringia’s mining industry.

http://www.bergbau-hessen.de

In this umbrella organization the miners‘ communities of the German Federal State of Hessen are united. Here you can find several pieces of information about the umbrella organization, about the past and the future events and the different miners’ communities in Hessen. In addition to what I mentioned before, a journal that is published in regular intervals can be downloaded and there is a guestbook in which you can write down your comments.

http://www.bergmannsverein-rossleben.de

As the name says, this website is run by the miners‘ community in the city of Rossleben (Germany). Here you get various pieces of information, e.g. about the community’s history, its members, mining related literature or the machines used in the mining industry. Additionally the visitors get an overview of the region Rossleben is situated in and there is a gallery with numerous photos in different categories and a collection of links.

http://www.bergbautraditionsverein-wismut.de

This miners’ community wants to keep upright the memories and the traditions of the uranium ore mining industry in the former German Democratic Republic. On the pages there are information about the community, its targets and the different regional divisions in the cities where in earlier times the mines have been situated. Additionally some books about the uranium ore mining industry in that region can be ordered and there is a gallery containing lots of photos in different categories.

http://www.bergbauverein-ronneburg.de

This very informative website is run by a community from the city of Ronneburg in the German Federal State called Thuringia. When the GDR still existed, in Ronneburg uranium ore was produced. This website describes the history of the uranium ore mining industry in that region, there is a list and there are several photos of the former mines and their shafts, the machines that were used underground are presented and the visitors can listen to the typical sounds that can be heard underground – just by clicking with the mouse.

Here you can find the pages of the "Community for geology and mining" in Hohenstein-Ernstthal in Saxonia (Germany). These sites contain different kinds of information about the community, news, a very good history of mining in that region and some photos from underground, as well - just take a look at the pages !

http://www.riechberger-bergbauverein.de

This community has the target to show all relics of the mining industry in the region close to the city of Riechberg in Saxonia (Germany) to all interested people. Among these relics there are ancient tunnels, spoil heaps, buildings etc.. On the website the community is presented and there are interesting reports about its activities. Additionally pictures show the different actions that took place underground and at the surface. A guestbook and a collection of links make the pages complete.

http://www.kupferspuren.eu

The city of Mansfeld is situated in the German Federal State of Saxonia-Anhalt and in earlier times numerous copper mines could be found there. The project “Kupferspuren” (translation: “traces of the copper”) has done a lot of research about the history of the copper mining industry in that region and now the results are presented on this website. Here you can read about the ancient copper mines and villages, it is explained how the copper has been transported to the different customers, the visitors get to know about the ancient buildings – whether they still exist or not – and lots of different other things are shown and explained, as well. This page is really worth visiting !

http://www.bergmannpage.de.vu

This page is different to the others in this collection of links: It does not only give you information about mining in the region of Porta Westfalica (Germany), it also treats one of the sadest chapters of Germany's history. Here you can find information about air-raid shelters being built in order to produce weapons for the Nazi regime in. With interesting photos etc. - just experience the pages' content.

http://www.erzbergbau-damme.de

As the name says, this homepage is about the mining industry in the city of Damme near Oldenburg in Germany, where iron ore has been produced between 1939 and 1967. The pages’ owner has collected different data and facts about the history of the mining industry in that region. Additionally the former shafts and the mine’s other buildings are documented with numerous historic and actual photos and some videos. A collection of links and a guestbook make the pages complete.

http://www.berliner-unterwelten.de

The community „Berliner Unterwelten e.V.“ is dedicated to the ancient bunkers that have been built during the Second World War and that can be found all over Berlin. On these pages you can get several pieces of information about the history, about the tours the community offers for visiting the bunkers and that have a different length and difficulty, about the community and its targets and lots of different other things. This is a very interesting homepage about the dark chapter of Germany’s history and the possibilities how it can be experienced today. You should not miss visiting this website !

http://www.alterbergbau.de

These pages can give you different pieces of information about the early mining in the Sauerland. Ancient mines are presented, photos of them are shown and old maps - even of tunnels - can be seen here. This homepage is still under construction, so you should visit it from time to time.

http://www.bergbau-siegerland.de

The community that runs this website deals with the ancient mining industry in the Siegerland that has its name from the city of Siegen (Germany). The visitor can experience lots of aspects about the history of the mining industry in that region, about the minerals that have been extracted here, about the ancient methods of production and about the planned and completed projects of the community. Additionally there is a photo gallery, a collection of links and there are different other things to discover.

http://www.wuppertal-untertage.de

As the name says, this website is about the city of Wuppertal in Germany. The young lady who is running this website presents lots of different pieces of information about the former mining industry in the region of Wuppertal, about ancient caves, tunnels and bunkers. Additionally there are reports about some excursions, for example to the German highlands of Harz with their famous mining industry. All pages include good explanations, pictures and links.

Aldenhoven is a city in the area close to Aachen (Germany), where until before a few years hard coal has been produced. Before mining finished the Eschweiler-Bergwerks-Verein (EBV) ran several collieries in this area. On these pages you can find a self-presentation of Aldenhoven - and additionally different pieces of information about the city's mining history - that is why you can find the link here.

And yet another website from the city of Aldenhoven: This time it is the one run by the local miners' community. The community of workers in the brown and hard coal industry presents lots of photos of the latest activities, a collection of links, information about a mining museum run by the community, a page for those looking for the traces of former mining activities in that region and additionally a guestbook and lots of ther things to discover.

http://www.barbarabruderschaft-alsweiler.de

These very informative pages are run by the miners' community in Alsweiler in the Saar region in Germany. Here you can find various pieces of information about the community and its history. Additionally you can see the past and the future events, there is a large collection of mining related links and the city of Alsweiler is presented by showing other corresponding links.

As the name shows, this is a miners' community from the city of Ehrenfriedersdorf in the Erzgebirge ("ore mountains") in Germany. On these pages you can find various pieces of information about the community and its past and future activities, about the miners' festival that is organized by the Berggrabebruederschaft and a collection of regional and mining related links.

http://www.pferdegoepel-johanngeorgenstadt.de

This is another website from the Erzgebirge („ore mountains“) in Germany, more exactly it is about a so called Pferdegoepel in the city of Johanngeorgenstadt. A Pferdegoepel is a kind of a predecessor of today’s modern winding towers, in which horses walked in a circle and by that made it possible to transport different goods into or out of a mine. How this hoisting system worked, how it looks today inside the Pferdegoepel in Johanngeorgenstadt, how the ancient buildings were renovated, what other interesting exhibitions can be found there and lots of other things are waiting for being discovered on these websites. These pages are very informative, because lots of pictures are used for the explanations.

http://www.bergbau-im-zschopautal.de

The translation of the website’s name is „Mining in the Zschopau Valley“. This valley is situated in the Erzgebirge („Ore Mountains“) in Eastern Germany close to the city of Zschopau. Here you can find various pieces of information about the ancient mining industry close to that city and how it is presented today. For example, a small village has been built in which it is shown how the miners lived several decades ago and additionally there is a visitor’s mine where the visitors can go underground and experience how the ore that gave the name to the entire region was extracted in earlier times. Numerous nice photos are used for presenting all these things on this website.

http://www.unbekannter-bergbau.de

Even if it is well known that there was a vivid mining industry in the German Erzgebirge, there are still several villages and cities that have a long mining tradition, but of which this fact is quite unknown – and that is the reason why this website (translation of the website’s name: “Unkown Mining Industry”) has been created. Here you can find a long description of the minerals found in this region, the mining history is presented and the technology used e.g. for the hoisting is explained. I can only recommend you to visit this website !

http://www.wolkenburger-bergbaurevier.de

The city of Wolkenburg is situated in Western Saxonia in Germany, where a vivid mining industry has extracted different minerals. On these pages there are various pieces of information about the geology of the Wolkenburg region, about a mining related hiking trail that has been prepared for the guests and the different visitors’ mines. Additionally there is a collection of links and different other things to discover.

http://www.knappen-lengefeld.de.vu

These pages are run by miners („Knappen“ is another German expression for miners) of a mine that produces lime in the city of Lengefeld in the Erzgebirge (translation: „Ore Mountains“) in Saxonia in Germany. This mine is of special interest, because it is the last one in Saxonia where a shaft is used for hoisting. At the moment (19.12.2008) the website is still under construction so that it is surely worth visiting it from time to time to see what has changed.

http://www.bergbau-im-hohwaldgebiet.de

This is another page about the mining industry in Saxonia (Germany), more exactly in the Hohwald region. At least since the 12^th century iron ore has been extracted here. On this homepage the mining history of the region’s different villages is presented and the geology is explained. Additionally the owner describes interesting hiking trails and places of interest the visitors of the Hohwald region should not miss. A miners community that has the target to keep upright the old traditions can be contacted via this website, as well.

http://www.kalkschlotten.de

Schlotten is the expression for the large hollow spaces that were found during the extraction of copper ore near the city of Mansfeld in Germany (www.mansfeld.eu). In other words Schlotten is another expression for really large caves. The pages explain how these caves developed and what advantages and disadvantages were connected with them for the mining industry. Additionally some of the hollow spaces that have different names are explained by showing some ancient underground maps and by presenting lists of related literature. If you want to go underground and take a look at the Schlotten, you can contact the owner of this homepage.

http://www.meggener-knappenkapelle.de

In the city of Meggen in the Sauerland (Germany) in earlier times barite was produced, but the mines have been closed some years ago. Nevertheless there is a very active miners’ band that keeps upright the corresponding traditions and that can be booked for events. On the pages there are numerous photos of the band’s performances, a presentation of its history and a list that indicates where it is possible to listen to the band in the next weeks and months. Additionally the visitors have the possibility to order CDs of Meggen’s musicians.

http://www.bergmannskapelle-thomm.de

This website is run by the miners‘ band from the city of Thomm in Germany. Until to the 1960s slate has been produced here. On the pages you can get information about the band, its members and the future performances. In addition to that the visitors can read how young musicians are trained and how it is possible to become a member of this band. A large photo gallery makes this homepage complete.

http://www.knappenkapelle-kropfmuehl.de

In the small city of Kropfmuehl near Passau in Bavaria (Germany) graphite is produced since 1870 and for that reason there is a miners‘ band, as well. On the pages there are different pieces of information about the graphite mining industry in that region, the miners‘ band is presented and there is a description of how the band makes it possible for young people to become full musicians. In addition to what I mentioned before there is a gallery with several photos, a collection of links and a guestbook.

This page presents information about the mining in the Harz, one of Germany's highlands. To give a better description: It is situated in Lower Saxony, not far away from the city of Hannover. This page is well designed, contains a lot of interesting knowlegde about the mining in that region, about the old mines and the minerals produced there. The mines' history is presented and in addition to that lots of photos can be seen. These pictures show the old tunnels - some are taken underground, as well - and other subjects. Really worth visiting !

http://www.bergbau-schwarzwald.de

These pages contain information about a region that is normally not assiciated with the word "mining": The Black Forest in Germany. Here you can find interesting pictures, news and a large collection of links - always worth visiting !

http://www.schauinsland.org

Now we are moving to the south of Germany, more exactly close to Freiburg. The Schauinsland (exact translation: "look over the county") is a mount close to the town I mentionned before and for a long time lead ore and other valuable minerals have been extracted here. This homepage does not only contain interesting information about mining, but also about the nice region to spend your holidays in.

http://www.amu-untertage.de

And once again we are going to Southern Germany - this time to the Rhineland Palatinate. On these pages you can find different pieces of information about underground excursions, about bats, the exploration of underground hollow spaces and different other subjects. In addition to that there is a long list of mining / underground related literature and a large collection of links.

It will be a pleasure for you to look at these pages if you like photos showing mines, collieries etc.. Here you can choose between lots of categorized pictures, some of them are taken underground, as well. Special thanks to the site's owner for the permission to use some of his photos.

These pages are about mining in the Buechenberg region (Germany). The page's visitors can see lots of good photos, some of them taken inside the tunnels of ancient ore mines, and lots of corresponding explanations are given here, as well. In addition to that you can read about the local mining community and it's activities.

Even if Balve is a city in the Sauerland, these pages contain information about ore mining in the Harz region (Germany), because the pages' owner's ancestors have been working there. Here you can find descriptions of mining related hiking trails, different mines in that region, inventions resulting from the mining, the geological situation in the Harz and many other things - you should really take a look at the pages !

http://www.walter-heinig.de

Now we are moving to another region with a lot of mining: The Erzgebirge (Germany, translation: "ore mountain"). This page - it is still under construction - treats the subject of uranium ore mining in the city of Aue. There is a large collection of links, photos taken underground in the Erzgebirge-mines with the corrsponding explanations and interesting information about the minerals found there.

http://www.mining-europe.de

This page is really worth visiting: All actual data about the German collieries, information about mining in Cornwall and Spain, news from German hard coal mining and about the closing of collieries and lots of other things - just take a look and you will like it.

These pages contain information about mining close to the German-Polish frontier, in the Goerlitz area. Here you can find the corresponding data, the history of mining, a collection of links and different other subjects.

Here you can find very good photos of the opencast mining areas and the power plants in the Lausitz region in the former Eastern Germany where brown coal has been extracted. These opencast mining areas have really impressioning dimensions. Additionally you can see photos of a trip to the region where during the era of the German Democratic Republic uranium has been extracted in order to supply the fomer USSR with it.