![[Translate to english:] Der Hydrokompressorturm der Schachtanlage Knesebeck in Bad Grund](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/7/csm_slide-knesebeck-schacht-hydrokompressorturm-so_8d78d13b9b.jpg "[Translate to english:] Der Hydrokompressorturm der Schachtanlage Knesebeck in Bad Grund")
Knesebeck Shaft Mining Museum –
visit the world's last hydrocompressor tower
At the Knesebeck Shaft in Bad Grund the theme of "pressure" is the main focus. Compressed air laid the foundation for modern, technology-based mining. The installations at the Knesebeck Shaft are excellent representatives of this era. Here, with the help of water power, air was compressed and then used to drive machines and take care of the ventilation underground. Symbolic of these technical innovations as well as the close connection between water management and mining is the 47-metre-high hydrocompressor tower, built in 1912. It is the last of its type worldwide.
As part of the project TRAFO: HARZ|MUSEUMS|WORLD HERITAGE TRANSFORMS A REGION the exhibition areas at the Knesebeck Shaft have been updated. You can get a first impression of the new elements of the exhibition here:
CONTACT
Schachtanlage Knesebeck
Knesebeck 1
37539 Bad Grund
Tel. 05327-2858
knesebeckschacht@t-online.de
www.knesebeckschacht.de
TIMES OF GUIDED TOURS
May - October:
Tuesday to Sunday 11:00, 14:00
November - April:
Sundays 11:00, 14:00
Underground tour "Eichelberger Wasserlauf" pre-booking required
