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| | Mineral mine Lengenbach, Binn Valley, upper Valais | | | |
The history of the mineral mine Lengenbach goes back to the year 1732,
when the Englishmen Mandel and Aston (who lived in Paris) started the
gallery with the intention of ore mining. Still this part of the
mineral mine is called "Englishman's gallery" (Engländerstollen). The
leasing contract of the two mining engineers was cancelled in the same
year since they were Protestants and therefore unwelcome in the
Catholic Binn Valley. Starting from the "Engländerstollen", from 1833
minerals have been mined at this place. The Binn Valley became
well-known as the "Valley of Minerals", which promoted the "mineral
tourism" starting from the middle of the 19th century. At that time,
the Binn Valley was very well attended by visitors from England. The
Hotel "Ofenhorn", a symbol of Binn, was constructed by the English in
the year 1883. The English tourists in the Binn Valley were the
inventors of hiking and mountaineering. They were involved with many
first mountain climbs in the Binn Valley. With their tales of
adventures in the mountains they had a strong influence on literature
and painting of the romanticism which is an important period of the
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