Prices
Price per Person with / without guest card
Adults: 8,00 € /9,00 €
Reduced*: 6,00 € / 6,00 €
Children**: 4,00 € / 4,50 €
School classes from 20 pers.: 4,00 €
Free: children <5 yrs & Harz-Card owners
Age restriction: none
Card/Mobile payment: possible
* students (over 15 years), apprentices, disabled people, unemployed people
** (5-15 years)
Opening times
Mine visit: only allowed in a guided tour
Guided tours: Mon – Sun 11:00 & 14:30
Ticket sale: 10 min before tour starts
Ticket shop: entrance of mining museum
Duration: guided tour + museum:
60 + 30 min
Additional guided tours (also in English):
by booking in advance
minimum price: 110,00 €
open daily: 01.04.-31.10.22
closed: 01.11.-30.11.22
Information
Corona: we recommend FFP2-masks
Mediaguide EN DK NL: for free
Temperature: summer 8° C
Stairs: 88 steps with railing
Toilettes: opposite site of sport field
Dogs: allowed with reservation
Photography: allowed for private use
Free-WiFi: Samson_free_WiFi
fon: +49 (0)5582 1249
email: info@grube-samson.de
The Samson Mine, located in Sankt Andreasberg, is counted among the most significant mining monuments in Europe. From 1521 until 1910, silver ore in particular was mined here. For many years, the Samson Mine was one of the world’s deepest. It is also home to the man engine known as the Fahrkunst, which is still in operation and is now recognized as an international machine monument. Equally impressive are the two water wheels - the reversible overshot wheel from 1820, which is 9 m high, and the pump wheel, which stands 12 metres tall and is driven by water during the tour, just as it was centuries ago.
The Samson Mine is part of the Upper Harz Water Management System, which was declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2010.