Eulengebirgsbahn
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Eulengebirgsbahn AG
was a Silesia
n railway company. In 1899-1903 it gradually built a railway line connecting Reichenbach
(today Dzierżoniów) with Wünschelburg
(Radków). Regular traffic on the line was abolished, the section from Ścinawka Średnia
(Mittelsteine) to Słupiec (Schlegel) still serves as an industrial siding for the local gabbro
mine.
Aktiengesellschaft
Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e. owned by shareholders, and may be traded on a stock market. The term is used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland...
was a Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
n railway company. In 1899-1903 it gradually built a railway line connecting Reichenbach
Dzierzoniów
Dzierżoniów is a town in southwestern Poland. It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...
(today Dzierżoniów) with Wünschelburg
Radków
Radków is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Radków, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
(Radków). Regular traffic on the line was abolished, the section from Ścinawka Średnia
Scinawka Srednia
Ścinawka Średnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radków, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
(Mittelsteine) to Słupiec (Schlegel) still serves as an industrial siding for the local gabbro
Gabbro
Gabbro refers to a large group of dark, coarse-grained, intrusive mafic igneous rocks chemically equivalent to basalt. The rocks are plutonic, formed when molten magma is trapped beneath the Earth's surface and cools into a crystalline mass....
mine.