Stock Photo - 04 December 2022, Saxony-Anhalt, Harzgerode: Marco Runschke, deputy mine manager, stands in the Glasebach mine in a narrow passage that is also accessible to visitors. After an eight-week closure period, the Glasebach mine museum, which is known for its old mining tradition in the Lower Harz region, has reopened to visitors. The reason for the closure was a collapse underground, which has been repaired. After the collapse, guests can now enter the show mine again and learn about old mining in the Harz region, for example about historical Gangerz mining. The Glasebach mine is located in the Straßberg district of Harzgerode. Mining in the region goes back to the time around 1400. Since June 1995 it has been a show mine open all year round. The museum shows underground mining from the 17th to the 19th century, and there are also installations from GDR times on the open-air site. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa. - Harzgerode/Saxony-Anhalt/Germany