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Darmstadt District

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

local museum

Darmstadt District

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

local museum

Highlight • Historical Site

local museum

Cycling

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Road cycling

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Gravel riding

5.0

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Hiking

5.0

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Location: Messel, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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May 24, 2020

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small museum in Messel

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September 14, 2020

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This little museum should be seen.

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NaturFreunde Hessen e.V.

June 24, 2022

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We come across the small museum in a renovated half-timbered house on Langgasse. Here, with the help of a diorama, the subtropical jungle lake in the area of today's Messel mine is illustrated. Among the fossil insects, reptiles, birds, mammals and plants on display, the world-famous Messel prehistoric horse is particularly noteworthy. Evolution is illustrated by diagrams. Another section is dedicated to the history of open-cast oil shale mining from the 19th century until the closure of the mineral oil works.
Source: messelmuseum.de

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Elevation 170 m

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Location: Messel, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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