Bergwerksbahn - Mechernich, Germany
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N 50° 35.918 E 006° 37.858
32U E 332345 N 5607871
DE: Bergwerksbahn mit Lok und Kipplore in einer Kunstinstallation bei Mechernich. EN: Mining railway with locomotive and tipping wagon in an art installation near Mechernich.
Waymark Code: WM15X2Y
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 03/13/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
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Im Mühlental bei Mechernich steht inmitten eines Kreisverkehrs ein einzigartiges Kunstwerk. 2005 schuf der Erftstädter Künstler Jan Schlesinger diese sieben Meter hohe Kunstinstallation.

Zentrales Element des Kunstwerks ist eine originale Bergwerksbahn bestehend aus Lok und Kipplore. Beide waren in den nahegelegenen Ton- und Kaolin-Bergwerken in Satzvey im Einsatz. Der Zug wurde auf einem Betonbogen weit über dem Boden befestigt und scheint fast senkrecht den Bogen hinaufzufahren.

Das Kunstwerk soll an die 2000-jährige Bergbaugeschichte Mechernichs erinnern. Der Betonbogen symbolisiert die Spitze einer Bergmanns-Spitzhacke und zeigt in die Richtung des Mechernicher Bergbaumuseums. Das Museum hat den Zug für die Installation gestiftet und ist daher auf der Lore verzeichnet. Das Loch im Bogen soll einen Bergwerksstollen erinnern.
In the valley Mühlental near Mechernich there is a unique work of art in the middle of a roundabout. In 2005 the Erftstadt artist Jan Schlesinger created this seven meter high art installation.

The central element of the work of art is an original mine railway consisting of a locomotive and a tipping wagon. Both were used in the nearby clay and kaolin mines in Satzvey. The train is mounted on a concrete arch high above the ground and appears to climb the arch almost vertically.

The work of art is intended to commemorate Mechernich's 2000-year history of mining. The concrete arch symbolizes the tip of a miner's pickaxe and points in the direction of the Mechernich Mining Museum. The museum donated the train for the installation and is therefore listed on the wagon. The hole in the arch is supposed to remind of a mine tunnel.
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WM15X41 | Static Train Cars
WM15X42 | Elevated Everyday Objects
Locomotive Type: (required): Diesel Electric

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