Idar-Oberstein Travel Tip:
The Historical Agate Mill
The Historical Agate Mill area
At the historical cutting mill Weiherschleife
from 1634, the last water-driven cutting mill on the Idarbach creek, experienced cutters will demonstrate you the methods applied in earlier centuries. The major part of their exhausting job was done while lying belly-down on tilting cutting chairs. Situated in beautiful scenery, the park around the cutting mill with the idyllic Kallwiesweiher-pond and a pleasant restaurant invites you to stay and relax.
Hours: Open daily March 15 - November 25 from 9am - 6pm. February 15 - March 14 and November 16 - December 15 Mondays - Friday, 10am - 4pm.
Admission: Adults 3.50 €, Concessions 2.50 €, Children 6-16 years 2.50 €, Children under 6 free.
[ Source: http://www.edelsteinminen-idar-oberstein.de/html/englisch.html ]
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Address: Tiefensteiner Str. 87, 55743 Idar-Oberstein
Tags: Idar-Oberstein, Cutting Mill, Gemstones
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Idar-Oberstein is a city in the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It is The German Capital of Gemstone Industry. The city lies on the Nahe River, in the district of Birkenfeld. It is the largest city in the Hunsrück region of southwest Germany, and has…
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