Schiffweiler Sunken Forest Crater
Abandoned place – Saarbrücken, Germany
Hidden within a quiet agricultural field in Schiffweiler, Germany, a dramatic collapse crater reveals the subterranean legacy of the region's intense coal mining history. Nature has reclaimed this deep sinkhole, filling the sudden void with a dense, isolated pocket of vibrant green forest that stands in stark contrast to the surrounding tilled earth.
Details
- Address: Saarbrücken, Germany
- GPS coordinates: 49.23143, 7.11861
- Tags: Mine, sinkhole, mining-subsidence, aerial, nature-reclaimed, Farm, Rural, Nature, Farmland