The tunnel of the former narrow-gauge railway of the kaolin quarry in Vidnav

The history of kaolin mining near Vidnava dates back to the end of the 18th century, but industrial processing did not occur until 1816, when the Latzel brothers founded a kaolin processing factory in Vidnava.
Kaolin was mined in two separate quarries, the South (today flooded) and the North quarry.
Kaolin was first transported from the quarries to the fireworks in Vidnav by horse-drawn carts, later by a narrow-gauge track (gauge...
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