South Tyrol Mining Museum - The Grain Store
South Tyrol Mining Museum - The Grain Store
In the middle of the 15th century Steinhaus became the
administrative seat of the Prettau copper mine. All the goods required
for the operation of the mine were kept in a warehouse, including grain
for food and raw materials for tools and lamps. All of these items were
known as Pfennwerte and were paid to the miners as wages in
kind. The Steinhaus grain store thus served over many centuries to keep
provisions for the mine.
The present day grain store, built around 1700, with its characteristic
red exterior, stood empty for many years after the suspension of mining
activities in 1893. In 1989 it was purchased by the municipality of
Ahrntal and since autumn 2000 has housed the Steinhaus site of the
Mining Museum.
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