GeoFoyer Korbach lime tower with Korbach fissure fossil site

You will find answers to these questions in the GeoFoyer Kalkturm Korbach and
in the outdoor facilities in the quarry at the Korbach fissure - the oldest
fossil fissure in Europe!

Explore the landscape and living world 250 million years ago. The rocks found near
Korbach are the geological memory of this ancient landscape.
ancient landscape. How they were formed and what they tell us about past
times in the outdoor area of the limestone tower.

Get to know one of the oldest industries in the world: the extraction and
extraction and processing of limestone. How here in the quarry
how the industrial use of limestone began here in the quarry over 100 years ago
The exhibition on the first floor of the limestone tower shows how limestone was first used industrially.

Would you like to know how the vertebrates have managed to cover the whole
to colonize the entire earth under water, on land and in the air? Or why
orchids grow around Korbach? Then visit our exhibition
on the top floor of the lime tower.

Visit Korbach's oldest dachshund: Procynosuchus, the "Korbach dachshund".
dachshund", is of course not a dog, but a mammal-like reptile - one of our oldest ancestors, so to speak.
one of our oldest ancestors, so to speak. How the Korbach fissure
and its fossil content were formed can be found in the information pavilion in the
quarry.

Guided tours:
April to October: every Sunday at 11:15 a.m.
July and August: additionally every Monday at 4:30 p.m.
€ 4.00 (adults)
€ 2.00 (children and young people aged 6 and over)

Free guided tour for visitors with the MeineCardPlus guest card.

Tickets for the regular guided tours are available on site from the tour guide

Admission to the Kalkturm:
€ 1.00 per person
Admission to the Kalkturm is paid at the ticket machine.

If you visit the Wolfgang-Bonhage-MUSEUM KORBACH beforehand, admission to the Kalkturm is included.

Languages:
The
information boards in the Kalkturm and the audio-video stations are in
German. You can also read the exhibition texts in English via the izi-travel platform.
also in English.

Click here for the English content of the exhibition.