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Bergbaumuseum Klagenfurt and its collection

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The Bergbaumuseum Klagenfurt was situated in a 500-meter-long tunnel. This tunnel was originally created in the middle of 1942 as an air-raid shelter, driven into a quarry used for the extraction of green slate into the Kreuzbergl.

Exhibition Space of the Bergbaumuseum Klagenfurt

The Bergbaumuseum Klagenfurt offered around 3000 m² of exhibition space. The large entrance hall, known as the "Felsenhalle", was used for regularly changing special exhibitions.

Exhibits of the Bergbaumuseum Klagenfurt

The Bergbaumuseum Klagenfurt provided a comprehensive overview of the mineralogy in Carinthian mining. Many exhibits were from the lead-zinc mineralization of the Drauzug from the mine in Bleiberg/Kreuth, which was closed in 1993.

Paleontological Department of the Bergbaumuseum Klagenfurt

The paleontological department of the Bergbaumuseum Klagenfurt displayed fossils from various geological ages from all over the world. These exhibits spanned about 500 million years of earth history.

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Bergbaumuseum Klagenfurt
Prof.-Dr.-Kahler-Platz 1

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Admission

Carinthia Card€5.00
ChildrenFree
Groups of 10 people€5.00
Pensioners€5.00
StudentsFree

Facilities

Wheelchair accessible

Location & Map

Prof.-Dr.-Kahler-Platz 1, Klagenfurt

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