Fell Mining industry and viticulture - The life basis

The place fur always has a quite special respect with the slate. In the west the wine stands since altersher on the precipitous skew slopes.

In the east slate was diminished since the Middle Ages in many mines deeply underground, then übertage to roofing slate records, the popular ones„ blue Leien“, it was processed. In the Middle Ages fur was a seat„ Of criminal court“ and scene of numerous witch's processes. Still today an impressive castle gate and imposing poor leftovers testify the old local core around the so-called„ Castle“, a formerly well-fortified developed economic property of the Maximiner.

Museum„ Stone and wine“
Also a small - freely the accessible! - Documentation center and a truck exhibit offer insights into both sides of the fur traders to history. In a former "Spalterhütte" dressed up with slate typical devices from the mining and the wine-growing are issued: Pit lamps, pimples, vineyard knives, Zapfhähne and other. Before the museum stand - likewise freely accessibly - twenty different mine cars.

Walking and stops
Fur offers many possibilities for the walking and stops. Footpaths lead not only by vineyards and an idyllic scenery. The teaching path skew mining („ Pit footpath“) leads with help of 20 info boards past twelve historical mines by the history and technology of the skew mining. Climaxes in which the stops are particularly worthwhile are the fur traders Whitsun wine days in which the vineyards change into Strauss's management and offer home food and drinks.

Parties all around„ Stone and wine“
In Pentecost („ Fur trader Whitsun wine days“) the winegrowers invite annually to the wine test and offer to it food typical for Moselle. In autumn this is„ Fur trader Weinfest? (3-rd week-end in the Sept.) center of the region, one of the oldest wine and market parties. The traditional Viehprämierung on Monday still reminds of the medieval cattle market.

On the second Advent Sunday the mining friends meet in fur, around in that„ Mountain parade“ to take part. Holy. Barbara, the protective patroness of the miners, fur trader Bergmannskapelle is carried in a splendid relocation by the place to the Barbara's grotto. In the parish church St. Martin one can admire, by the way, all year round an impressive Barbara-Statue.