Steinbrüche im Fürther Stadtwald, Sandstone quarry in Fürth Municipal Forest, Germany

The Steinbrüche im Fürther Stadtwald are several former sandstone quarries scattered through the forest west of Fürth, south of Burgfarrnbach and north of Zirndorf. They are divided into smaller areas such as the quarry at Winterrangen, at Steinbruchweg, at Krummweg, in the Weiherhofer Hängen, at the Katzenstein and in the Eschenaubuck, and are protected as natural monuments. The best preserved, at Winterrangen, covers about 10,000 square metres, with walls up to eight metres high of slanted, medium- to coarse-grained Burgsandstein still showing tool marks.

The sandstone quarries in the Fürth Municipal Forest were part of a regional extraction industry that also included forestry. The rock itself formed during the Triassic period in the Germanic Basin, where coarse sandy sediments were deposited at the basin margins. The quarries are now disused and serve only for recreation.

The Felsenkeller cellars were created between 1849 and 1852 initially to store beer, and people later used them as shelter during World War II. This transformation shows how the space adapted to meet the needs of the community over time.

The quarries lie scattered in the Fürther Stadtwald west of Fürth, south of Burgfarrnbach and north of Zirndorf, reachable only on foot or by bike via marked trails. Access is free all year. Some spots carry fall hazards, and several poorly secured ventilation shafts of the Felsenkeller below open in the ground.

The Winterrangen quarry, about 10,000 square metres, is the best-preserved quarry in the Fürth area. Its walls of up to eight metres show clear working traces, and a vertical natural jointing eased the stonecutters' work. It is registered as geotope 563A001 by the Bavarian Environment Agency.