Eisenerz - Ore Mountain Styrian Erzberg

Must-see attractions nearby: Präbichl Shift Tower Iron Ore Mine and Museum

Today the ore is no longer smelted in Eisernerz and Vordernberg but is taken to modern blast furnaces in Donauwitz and Linz. There are good general views of the workings from the Schichtturm, from the viewpoint at the Krumpenthal railroad halt and from the Polster (see below). There is a mine open to the public where visitors can see the conditions under which men worked underground in days gone by. Conducted tours are organized for individual visitors twice daily from May to October, starting from the lower station of the old mine cableway.