St Anthony of Padua Adit

A mine portal with a statue of its patron saint

The entrance to the adit is in the upper part of Vyhne.

The entrance portalis built of dressed stone blocks and fitted with a solid steel door that protects the adit, which is blocked and collapsed after 200 m. Entry is strictly forbidden because of the risk of damage to the equipment, and the portal is monitored.

A statue of the adit’s patron, St Anthony of Padua, stands in a niche above the portal. The portal was restored in 2011 by members of the EISENBACH miners’ association in Vyhne. The adit opened up the Anton vein, which shares its name. The entrance to the St Anthony of Padua Adit is one of the stops on the mining educational trail.

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