Viewpoint of the Vereinigtes Schleenhain opencast mine

Visitor mine
lookout point/tower
The opencast mine is located in the southern area of ​​Leipzig and offers you interesting insights into current opencast mining activities.

The publicly accessible viewing points on the edge of the open-cast mine offer you a glimpse of current mining activities. In addition, information boards provide information about the mining work.

Up to 8,5 million tonnes of raw lignite are mined here every year, mainly using large-scale equipment.

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Possible ways to pay

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Arrival & Parking

By car: Take B2, Werkstraße, and S71 to Breunsdorfer Str. in Neukieritzsch. Turn right onto Breunsdorfer Str.

By public transport: Take the S5, S5x or S6 to Böhlen (Leipzig) and then take bus line 272 to Kieritzsch (Neukieritzsch).

Organization

Leipzig Tourism and Marketing GmbH

License (master data)

Leipzig Tourism and Marketing GmbH
License: no copyright required (public domain) (no copyright)

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