Untertageanlage Lorch-Wispertal, Military underground facility in Lorch, Germany
The underground complex extends through the Ranselberg mountain with a main tunnel stretching two kilometers from Röderfell to Tiefenbachtal valley.
The construction of this military storage facility began in 1962 and took twelve years to complete, requiring the extraction of 290,000 cubic meters of rock.
The facility represents a significant example of Cold War military infrastructure development in western Germany during the 1960s and 1970s.
The main tunnel accommodates trucks up to 3.30 meters in height and 4.00 meters in width, connecting to 35 storage chambers of varying dimensions.
The facility contains two thousand ionization smoke detectors and features a specialized climate control system maintaining specific temperature and humidity levels.
Inception: 1974
GPS coordinates: 50.06377,7.84924
Latest update: March 3, 2025 09:46
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