Steinbruch Fachingen

Steinbruch Fachingen, a former limestone quarry, is now a nature reserve. Its water features and rock formations offer unique habitats for specialized plants and animals, preserving the history of limestone extraction and natural rewilding.

The Steinbruch Fachingen nature reserve protects a unique landscape. This former limestone quarry, operational from 1878 to 1971, now hosts valuable habitats. Its existing water bodies and exposed rock formations create a mosaic of diverse conditions, attracting specially adapted plant and animal species. Here, pioneer species thrive, along with rare organisms dependent on the specific environment of a former mining site. The geology of the area and the natural succession processes make it an important biotope network and a testament to nature's reclamation of former industrial land in the Lahn region, showcasing significant ecological and geological features.