While I'm probably one of the least active players, this task somehow presented itself to me all by itself.

We first came across this place on one of our weekend hikes, and we came into this area by chance. We've seen this very nice lake from above and somehow found our way down to it.

A lot of signs try to remind you that the whole area is private property and you are not supposed to enter or swim. A pity really, because the lake is very refreshing and definitely recommended before or after visiting the nearby cement plant.

A bit of internet research showed that the cement plant has been closed back in 1991 and while it is still owned by some company all the real work is done abroad. This building just asked to be visited, and so last weekend (unfortunately the weather wasn't warm enough to go swimming) we came equipped with a camera to document our visit.

The whole cement plant is actually quite large with the smaller part A being used for collecting and crushing the stones from the nearby quarries and the bigger part B being used for the real processing.


We've visited part A since it's easier accessible. Earlier visitors made sure that you have some easy ways to get in and around the building.


Inside most of the machinery is still as it was left almost 20 years ago, so it's quite interesting.


And while it looks small from the outside, the building reaches several floors under ground.


The second building of this area has obviously been used for storing the crushed stones until they could be processed further.


And again you can get quite far below ground with the lowest floor already flooded with water.


From there the material was then transporting across the street to the main processing area.


On the whole the visit was well worth it to fill an interesting afternoon.