As of: March 31, 2024, 3:11 p.m
By: Armin T. Linder
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His year-long search now seems to be over: a young man in North Rhine-Westphalia has probably come across something that he had been on the trail of for a long time.
Cologne – So-called lost places have a special fascination for many people. This could simply be an inn that has been closed for many years and is overgrown by nature. There are also many of these places in Bavaria. Kim Phillip Brosien (35) from the Oberbergischer Kreis near Cologne/NRW
(more Cologne news at 24RHEIN)
has specialized in special places. “I am mostly looking for mines from the 15th to 19th centuries that have been forgotten throughout Europe, as well as often bunkers from the First and Second World Wars,” he explains to
IPPEN.MEDIA
: “So you can say: everything that is under the feet of hikers and houses slumbers.”
“I’ve known it exists for more than five years”: Kim from North Rhine-Westphalia probably finds mining tunnels
In one case he has now found what he is looking for and is providing information about it in euphoric and cryptic words on his Facebook page “Forgotten Times and Places in North Rhine-Westphalia”. He writes: “I have known that he exists for more than five years. Many searches never yielded a find. I've been driving here every day for a year and although I discovered another hole a little further up, I think I've finally managed it now. Inspect it soon.” There are two photos, one of which has a white squiggle.
Hobby adventurer suspects “a mine from the 18th century” behind Loch in North Rhine-Westphalia
A user asks the obvious question: “That there is someone?” She promptly gets a short answer: “A mine tunnel.” Brosien went into more detail with our editorial team: He suspects “a mine from the 18th century, iron ore was mined here. “There is already a mine nearby, only 1.30 meters high on average; according to his information, children once worked there. “I suspect the tunnel you are looking for is similar.” He has actually been looking for it for five years. At that time he read a book “about mining in Oberberg and the surrounding area. Lots of useful information that offers clues and arouses curiosity."
The 35-year-old "generally spends a long time looking for mines in my local area because I really value local history, history and relics." He does the Lost Place thing as a leisure activity " for a few years,” explains Brosien, “often with colleagues about security and planning. For example, there are mines that you can only swim through. Some can only be reached by digging or are simply a hole in the forest floor.” The most recent discovery probably falls into the latter category.
What does it look like from the inside? Many are excited, as shown by the more than 100 “likes” for his post on Facebook
(as of March 19, 2024)
. One user writes: “Well then put your measuring device in your hand and good luck.” It could take a while before Brosien can take a closer look at the hole. He is currently suffering from a back problem. But no one takes it away from him either. Because he doesn't reveal exactly where the potential tunnel is located in the Oberbergischer Kreis. Anyone who writes to Brosien on Facebook will first receive an automatic response: “However, if you have asked for coordinates or addresses, your message will be filtered immediately. We don’t give anything away.”
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Be careful, don't just copy it! Lost places pose many dangers
Not everyone should follow in his footsteps as a hobby adventurer in lost places anyway. On the one hand, there is the safety aspect; abandoned places can contain dangerous objects or be at risk of collapse. And not only that: Brosien refers to “dangerous gases that often lie dormant in old mining operations. No exploration without a measuring device!”
On the other hand, you should make sure that you are not breaking any laws, not just because you could trespass on private property. “Even the most run-down ruins usually still have an owner,” is how one user on
Gutefrage.net
puts it . You can find particularly impressive lost places in Europe here.
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