Füsseberg-Friedrich Wilhelm mine

The Füsseberg-Friedrich Wilhelm mine is a former iron ore site in Siegerland with a network of underground tunnels and shafts that extend deep into the bedrock. The surface area includes entrances, old extraction zones, buildings, and machinery from different periods of operation.

Iron extraction at this location started in the early 1700s and grew into an important local industry across two centuries. The operation experienced major growth and mechanization from the mid-1800s onward as larger companies took control.

Mining shaped the region's identity for centuries and visitors come to see the remnants of working life underground and at the surface. The old structures and equipment scattered across the site tell the story of how central this industry was to local communities.

The site can be explored on marked trails that wind through the old mining landscape and give a real sense of how the work was done. A nearby museum helps explain the technical side of operations and the daily lives of the workers.

When other mines shut down during the economic collapse of the 1930s, this operation continued producing at full capacity. This survival speaks to the quality of the ore deposits and their importance to German industry during that difficult period.