1. Station: Rampe

The main entrance to the Sayner Hütte is between the two pillars with their Prussian eagles standing either side of the gateway, and the small bridge over the Saynbach. The eagles allude to the former owner of the Sayner Hütte, the Prussian state, which ran the ironworks from 1815 to 1865. The magnificent casting hall with its glass façade and the arcade building on the right were built during this period. Directly adjacent to the casting shed is the blast furnace building, at the back of which raw materials were delivered to the top via a ramp.  

But the Sayner Hütte existed well before 1815. It was founded in 1769 as you can see from the plaque on the large pale yellow building, the so-called Comptoir, that was built by Elector Clemens Wenzeslaus of Trier. Then - and even now - the building housed the administration of the Sayner Ironworks. To its left you can see a somewhat smaller house from the Prussian era. This was built for workshops and living quarters. The most recent building on the site, a redbrick engine house, was erected in 1908/09 by the final owner of the Sayner Hütte, Alfred Krupp. Its design was in keeping with the fashion of the time. The Sayner Hütte ceased operations in 1926.