Sunken Forest Islands of Schiffweiler
Abandoned place – Saarbrücken, Germany
Hidden within the rolling agricultural fields of Schiffweiler, Germany, these distinctive circular copses of trees conceal historic mining subsidence craters. Known locally as "Pingen," these collapsed underground shafts have been reclaimed by nature, forming isolated emerald islands that scar the landscape—a silent, green testament to the region's deep industrial coal mining heritage.
Details
- Address: Saarbrücken, Germany
- GPS coordinates: 49.23156, 7.11991
- Tags: Mine, mining-history, subsidence-crater, aerial-exploration, nature-reclaimed, Farm, Overgrown, Rural, Fields, Forest