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Schmelz, Schmelz, Landkreis Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany

Type:	Seat of a fourth-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:	Schmelz, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany
Region:	Schmelz, Landkreis Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany
Latitude:	49° 25' 59" N
Longitude:	6° 50' 59" E
Lat/Long (dec):	49.43333,6.85
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:	17,596 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:	2837954
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2837954:2
GUID:	c0195fe4-ea35-41c1-a577-534f23aaa862

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Himmelberg, Schmelz, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 27' 1" N	6° 51' 7" E	1.9km (1.2 miles)
Gottesbelohnung Mine, Schmelz, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 27' 3" N	6° 51' 4" E	1.9km (1.2 miles)
Michelbach Quarry, Großer Horst, Schmelz, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 27' 39" N	6° 51' 30" E	3.2km (2.0 miles)
Hoxfels, Großer Horst, Schmelz, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 28' 4" N	6° 52' 0" E	4.0km (2.5 miles)
Großer Horst, Schmelz, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 27' 56" N	6° 52' 31" E	4.0km (2.5 miles)
Schartenmühle, Schmelz, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 28' 15" N	6° 51' 41" E	4.3km (2.6 miles)
Arweiler Quarry, Reimsbach, Beckingen, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany	49° 26' 10" N	6° 46' 32" E	5.4km (3.3 miles)
Copper mine, Düppenweiler, Beckingen, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany	49° 24' 39" N	6° 47' 0" E	5.4km (3.4 miles)
Wurzel shaft, Copper mine, Düppenweiler, Beckingen, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany	49° 24' 39" N	6° 47' 0" E	5.4km (3.4 miles)
Setz quarry, Steinbach, Lebach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 27' 11" N	6° 56' 10" E	6.6km (4.1 miles)
Litermont, Nalbach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 23' 31" N	6° 46' 33" E	7.0km (4.4 miles)
Steinbach, Lebach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 27' 44" N	6° 57' 27" E	8.4km (5.2 miles)
Limestone quarry, Merchingen, Merzig, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany	49° 26' 17" N	6° 42' 45" E	9.9km (6.2 miles)
Hargarten Quarry, Hargarten, Beckingen, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany	49° 27' 31" N	6° 42' 45" E	10.3km (6.4 miles)
Hüttenwerk, Dillingen/Saar, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 21' 22" N	6° 44' 36" E	11.5km (7.2 miles)
Manganese mine (incl. Johann Shaft; Jakob Adit), Krettnich, Wadern, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany	49° 31' 14" N	6° 56' 57" E	12.1km (7.5 miles)
Dilsburg pit, Dilsburg, Heusweiler, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany	49° 19' 45" N	6° 56' 24" E	13.3km (8.3 miles)
Frühauf gypsum pit, Saarfels, Beckingen, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany	49° 23' 31" N	6° 40' 32" E	13.4km (8.3 miles)
Ensdorf (Duhamel) Mine, Ensdorf, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 19' 12" N	6° 46' 44" E	13.6km (8.4 miles)
Schaumberg, Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany	49° 29' 12" N	7° 1' 45" E	14.3km (8.9 miles)
Scheiden Quarry, Losheim am See, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany	49° 32' 16" N	6° 43' 32" E	14.7km (9.1 miles)
Elm pit, Schwalbach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 17' 55" N	6° 51' 29" E	15.0km (9.3 miles)
Limberg, Blauwald Mines, St Barbara, Wallerfangen, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 20' 41" N	6° 41' 16" E	15.3km (9.5 miles)
Knausholz pit, Kronprinz Wilhelm Mine, Knausholz, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 17' 34" N	6° 50' 4" E	15.7km (9.7 miles)
Griesborn Mine, Schwalbach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	49° 17' 41" N	6° 47' 55" E	15.8km (9.8 miles)
Victoriaschacht III, Püttlingen, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany	49° 17' 41" N	6° 54' 9" E	15.9km (9.9 miles)
Aspenschacht, Victoria Mine, Köllerbach, Püttlingen, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany	49° 17' 45" N	6° 54' 51" E	16.0km (9.9 miles)
Lampennest-Schacht, Von der Heydt Mine, Riegelsberg, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany	49° 18' 12" N	6° 57' 9" E	16.2km (10.1 miles)
Püttlingen, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany	49° 17' 7" N	6° 52' 54" E	16.6km (10.3 miles)
Göttelborn Mine, Göttelborn, Quierschied, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany	49° 20' 35" N	7° 2' 17" E	16.9km (10.5 miles)

Calcit-xx with Pyrit and Markasit with quarry as background

Arweiler Quarry, Reimsbach, Beckingen, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany

Setz Quarry

Setz quarry, Steinbach, Lebach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany

View of the Nalbach quarrying area, in 1938.

Litermont, Nalbach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany

Calcit-xx with Pyrit and Markasit with quarry as background

Arweiler Quarry, Reimsbach, Beckingen, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany

Setz Quarry

Setz quarry, Steinbach, Lebach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany

View of the Nalbach quarrying area, in 1938.

Litermont, Nalbach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany

Calcit-xx with Pyrit and Markasit with quarry as background

Arweiler Quarry, Reimsbach, Beckingen, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany

Setz Quarry

Setz quarry, Steinbach, Lebach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany

Minerals recorded nearby (within 16.9 km)

ⓘ Albite

ⓘ Almandine

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ 'Garnet Supergroup'

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Petroleum
var: Bitumen'

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'

ⓘ Tyrolite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 16.9 km)

ⓘ Andesite

ⓘ Limestone

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Germany	Country
Saarland, Germany	State
Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	District
Schmelz, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany	Municipality

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Germany, Saarland, Saarlouis, Schmelz	86.12.336.3827.0.0
Germany, Saarland, Saarlouis, Schmelz, Schmelz	86.12.336.3827.8681.0

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