Hirschau

Places in this region

Monte Kaolino

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships

Monte Kaolino is a 110 meter high man-made mountain consisting of roughly 35 million tons quartz sand. While Kaolinite has been mined in Hirschau, Bavaria, since 1833 it was in 1901 when Amberger... »

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