Sunnpau Show Mine

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The mine on the “Au zu St. Veit” is one of the oldest prehistoric mines in Austria. Dr. Robert Kraus, one of the “fathers of Sunnpau”, received a tip from the ten year- old son of a Hochrain mountain farmer about a hole into which the boys always threw stones. This turned out to be an old copper mine. The name Sunnpau goes back to an illustration from the 15th Century that can be found in the Salzburg State Archives.

Matthias Aigner, formerly a postman in St. Veit, remembers: “When I was a schoolboy working for the Unterrainberg farm during the holidays, we boys often went there after work”. Many years later when he was retired he drove his Vespa to the “hole” almost every day and began to clear the area around the mine. At fi rst Matthias was alone at work, but soon several hardworking helpers followed. Over time, the idea of building a mine was expressed. Then, in 2007, the time had come, the restoration was complete, and the o  cial permits were granted. Today the name Sunnpau stands for a unique, prehistoric show mine.