Privatarchiv Köster Olsberg<p>The “Olsberger Hütte” (bottom left) with the Gierskopp (center), the “Briloner Eisenberg” and the “Borberg” in the background.</p><p>Iron ore from the “Briloner Eisenberg” was smelted at the Olsberger Hütte as early as the 15th century.</p><p>At this time, the original parish, the church and the monastery on the Borberg no longer had any sacred significance.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/Olsberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Olsberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/Gierskopp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gierskopp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/OlsbergerH%C3%BCtte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OlsbergerHütte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/BrilonerEisenberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrilonerEisenberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/Borberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Borberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/smelting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smelting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/Bergbau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bergbau</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/parish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/monastery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monastery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/Mittelalter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mittelalter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rzgierskopp.de/tags/medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medieval</span></a></p>