Stamping point 85 / Thumkuhlental waterworks

The Thumkulental valley is located at the end of the Wernigerode district of Hasserode on the right-hand side of the road to Drei Annen Hohne.

The Thumkuh­len­tal val­ley was used for min­ing until the 18th cen­tu­ry. Cobalt, cop­per, sil­ver and lead in par­tic­u­lar were mined here. On the nat­ur­al his­to­ry and geol­o­gy trail, which leads past old tun­nel entrances, dis­play boards pro­vide an insight into the min­ing his­to­ry of the Has­serode min­ing dis­trict. A water­works with water wheel, field rods and pump tow­er has also been faith­ful­ly con­struct­ed there, where the stamp box is located. 

The best start­ing point for a hike through the Thumku­len­tal val­ley is the hik­ing park­ing lot at the Lossen mon­u­ment direct­ly on the road to Drei Annen Hohne.

It was erect­ed in 1896 in hon­or of the famous Harz geol­o­gist KARL AUGUST LOSSEN. The mate­r­i­al of the gran­ite obelisk comes from the near­by Leis­ten­klip­pen. The columns sur­round­ing the pedestal are made of Harz rocks.