page_title: Merkers Adventure Mines
hierarchical_section_title: Merkers Adventure Mines
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Erlebnis-Berwerk Merkers, Thüringen, Deutschland.English: Salt mine Merkers, Thuringia, Germany.
context_page_description: Merkers Adventure Mines are a visitor attraction in Krayenberggemeinde in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany, owned and operated by K+S AG of Kassel. They lie near the village of Merkel. The mines have a long history of salt extraction, and hold the record for concealing large amounts of Nazi gold during World War II. A hundred tons of gold and many works of art presumed to be stolen were discovered by the liberating United States Army in 1945.
context_section_description: Merkers Adventure Mines are a visitor attraction in Krayenberggemeinde in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany, owned and operated by K+S AG of Kassel. They lie near the village of Merkel. The mines have a long history of salt extraction, and hold the record for concealing large amounts of Nazi gold during World War II. A hundred tons of gold and many works of art presumed to be stolen were discovered by the liberating United States Army in 1945.
caption: Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers- World of white gold
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