Husk mines

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It is a closed underground clay mine. As early as 1862, the owners of the local estate, the Liechtensteins, started mining of low-quality coal, later supplemented by the mining of lupk for the production of refractory building elements (firebricks, pipes, etc.). However, coal mining declined over time and was finally stopped in 1965. However, the mining of clay (lupk) continued until 1991, when the last cartload was removed from the mine on 18 September and the mines were finally closed at the end of the year. The older adit was concreted directly into the portal, the younger one after about...  show more 
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