Hirschau

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Hirschau is a municipality in the district of Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate) in Bavaria, Germany. It is located about 70 km east of Nuremberg.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Its sites of interest includes Monte Kaolino that is 120 m high (about 561 m above sea level) and 32,000,000 tons of quartz.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Mining has been common since 1901 and the quartz sand and Kaolin is also used for the production of porcelain and paper.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

It is also used as a skiing resort during summer months.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Nuremberg: :This article is about the city in Germany. See also Nuremberg, Pennsylvania, USA....

Ton: The word ton or tonne is derived from the Old English tunne, and ultimately from the Old French tonne, and referred originally to a large cask with a capacity of 252 wine gallons, which holds approximately 2100 pounds of water. Such a barrel (of any similar volume) is still called a tun in British E...

Quartz: : For other uses of this word, see Quartz (disambiguation)....