Saarländisches Bergbaumuseum

The Saarland Mining Museum is located in the city Bexbach on the site of the flower garden. As a museum building serves the Hindenburg Tower, an observation tower at the same time. The presentation of large exhibits such as locomotives, rolling bodies or newer hydraulic shields continues in the immediate vicinity of the tower in the flower garden.

The museum was established in 1934, is constantly expanding and evolving. It deals exclusively with the coal industry from the early beginnings in the 15th century to the mid-1980s. As the story is thoroughly illustrated by original exhibits, is due to the limited space and the size of the machines, a representation for the time then no longer possible. Thus, the visitor can also understand this era, the newer and latest technology by DVD - projection presented.

As a special attraction, visitors can get to know the realistic designed underground mine system working in the coal miner on the Saar on site. The plant is due to the expansion, at intervals each currently active expansion types of the Saarland coal industry, wood construction, with steel temple to the modern hydraulic shields. Using compressed air system can be put into operation during the tours different devices, such as rotary hammer drill or rotary carbon. Visitors can then use these devices themselves. Thus, the visit to the museum especially for children and adolescents at a distinctive and memorable experience.

The museum in the Hindenburg tower is divided into different departments, where a floor is assigned. A floor shows the eventful history of the administration of the Saar mines between Germany and France from the time of the Counts of Nassau -Saarbrücken over Napoleon, the World War era to the present management by the German hard coal AG. The theme of coke, important for the production of iron, the mining activities on other mineral resources on the Saar and the history of the transport of people and materials above and below ground round out the presentation. The social history, ie the representation of daily life of miners, from education to build houses up to daily shopping, which was partially supported by the mine management is set in the museum tower room. To illustrate the model of a miner house with appropriate furnishings from the late 19th century used.

Other floors are concerned with the safety and the different evolution of technology, it also features in the Saar region in comparison to the mining of the Ruhr area. Machines for coal extraction are shown on another floor. In separate annexe the action of mining on the nature and the reclamation of this nature is presented in a special exhibition. Regional mining history of the town Bexbach and a geological department round the information from before it goes through the pithead baths and lamp room in the underground facility.

In addition to the mining museum in the flower garden offers different shaped garden areas, such as the Luxembourg or Japanese garden, an herb garden, lily ponds, biotopes and also a hiking path to Monte Barbara, a former slag heap that has recaptured the nature and its plateau a statue of the Saint Barbara crowns.