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Two years in a row: Travellers' Choice Award!

What great news! We have won the Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award 2024. We are a top destination around the world. People really like visiting us. This is an exciting achievement for us.

Our visitors make our experience special. You help us every day. Your interest in mining keeps us going. Our team works hard because of you.

We want to be the best. Would you like to help us? Please leave a review on Tripadvisor!

Did you know?
Hard coal mining in Saarland officially ended on June 30, 2012. On this day, the last active mine, Bergwerk Saar in Ensdorf, was closed, ending over 250 years of mining tradition in the region.
Preserve a unique piece of Saarland mining history as a sponsor.