OLAVSGRUVA MINE

Visit an underground gallery 50 m below ground and discover a life and techniques developed 300 years ago. Bring good walking shoes and warm clothes, as the temperature does not exceed 5°C all year round. The Olav Mine, built at the instigation of Christian IV (King of Denmark and Norway from 1588 to 1648), is located in Storwartz, where several mines were in operation from 1644 to 1977. The Olav mine was the last one to be closed and was then 90 metres deep.