The Siebengründer Graben is a mining ditch, constructed in 1903/1904 in the Lower Harz in central Germany, that is dry and no longer used.
5-744: An earlier ditch, the Kochsgraben was completed in 1724. In the course of the decline of mining in the Straßberg area of the Harz Mountains the ditch was initially extended by the section known as the Anhaltischer or Langer Graben in the Neudorf Mining Field. After mining ceased there in 1903, the section to Neudorf was closed and the Kochsgraben extended for a final time. This new section, called
10-542: Is part of the town Harzgerode . Straßberg is located in southeastern part of the Harz mountains, 20 km south of Quedlinburg , 22 km northeast of Nordhausen and 23 km northwest of Sangerhausen . Straßberg was mentioned for the first time in the chronicle for the district of Sangerhausen in 1194 as Strazberc . From 1400, mining became the main livelihood for the villagers of Straßberg. Today, they preserve its mining history and look after their history and conserve
15-819: The Siebengründer Graben , linked the Siebengrund bottom, the catchment area of the Teufelsteich reservoir, was linked to the Lower Harz Pond and Ditch System . In addition to the Teufelsteich , the ponds of Fürstenteich and Silberhütter Pochwerksteich were also now supplied with water from the Lude stream and the Rödelbachgraben . The entire ditch was renamed as the Silberhütter Kunstgraben , although it
20-409: The village for those seeking relaxation the past. Even agriculture flourishes despite the rather difficult natural environment. On 1 August 2009, the municipality of Straßberg agreed with the towns of Güntersberge and Harzgerode as well as the villages of Dankerode , Königerode , Schielo and Siptenfelde to be incorporated into the new borough of Harzgerode. Straßberg bears witness today to
25-463: Was no longer a true Kunstgraben because its water was no longer used to power any mining facilities. When the silverworks in Silberhütte went bankrupt in 1937, the ditch was used to generate electricity until 1939 when it was drained. Stra%C3%9Fberg (Harz) Straßberg is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz , Saxony-Anhalt , Germany . Since 1 August 2009, it
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