Overview
- The Wismut Foundation, which opened the Schacht 371 viewing platform on Wednesday, gives the public a clear look at the former uranium site in Hartenstein.
- The €353,000 structure used money from the former assets of GDR parties and mass organizations after Saxony requested the project.
- Visitors see the greened spoil heaps around Aue‑Bad Schlema and Schneeberg and a direct view to the 50‑meter headframe within the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří World Heritage region.
- The walk to the platform passes radiation warning signs because the path skirts a protected zone on the former Wismut grounds.
- At the site, the No Secret exhibit and a Wismut mineral collection open on selected days, with a photo show by Thomas Stachelhaus set for Monday, May 11, as part of a wider program that also builds a digital portal and a second hub in Ronneburg.