Ferropolis – City of Iron – Ferropolis Open-Air Museum loop from Ferropolis

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Ferropolis – City of Iron – Ferropolis Open-Air Museum loop from Ferropolis

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Ferropolis – City of Iron – Ferropolis Open-Air Museum loop from Ferropolis

01:03

4.07km

20m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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1.19 km

Ferropolis – City of Iron

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In the Ferropolis open-air museum you can take a journey into the past and into the future. Ferropolis, the city of iron, was energy and technology. Today, this gray everyday work life breathes the most colorful culture. Ferropolis makes you think, but is also relaxation in nature.
Five heavy excavator giants, each with its own story, on a peninsula in the middle of the Gremminer See.
Two large opencast mines are accessible - one of which can even be accessed barrier-free with an elevator. From there you can let your gaze wander over the peninsula.
Relaxation at the lake with small sections of beach is also provided, I enjoyed it...

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1.32 km

Ferropolis – the City of Iron Open-Air Museum

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A fascinating, unique open-air museum of the region's mining history. Since last year it is also possible to pitch your tent in Ferropolis or travel by camper and spend a night or more among the iron giants. You can find more information at ferropolis.de.

By the way: since 2020 you can swim in the Gremminer See just around the corner. Small boats are also allowed. And if you don't have a bike with you, you can rent one here.

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1.44 km

A touch of nostalgia

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A glimpse into another time.
The dusty window, the old excavator with the lake in the background, the smells and sounds let you immerse yourself in a bygone era.

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1.87 km

Ferropolis Open-Air Museum

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Masterpieces of mechanical engineering. Absolutely worth seeing.

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1.95 km

Ferropolis bucket-wheel excavator

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Mining adventure world... simply breathtaking and full of fantasies

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2.11 km

Wedding room in the former control room, Ferropolis

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Absolutely unusual location for the 'I do'.

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3.68 km

Splash! Festival Entrance Sculpture

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3.72 km

Artistic Pathway to Ferropolis

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On the way to FERROPOLIS you drive over this street design. Artistically funny and a nice change.

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4.07 km

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Parking

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2.44 km

794 m

529 m

307 m

Surfaces

3.45 km

324 m

202 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 6 October

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November 16, 2024,FERROPOLIS. Die Stadt aus Eisen

FERROPOLIS. The city made of iron

On a headland of the Gremminer See in the former open-cast lignite mining area of Golpa Nord is FERROPOLIS, the city made of iron, an open-air museum and at the same time an industrial monument with the mining equipment from the former open-cast mine in which lignite was mined until October 1991.

ferropolis.de/aktivitaeten

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