This unique museum in Bad Schlema, a small town in the Ore Mountains of Saxony, Germany is dedicated to the region's history of uranium mining During the time of the German Democratic Republic a large mining enterprise was set up here to supply the Soviet Union with radioactive metal Located inside the impressive Kulturhaus Aktivist an example of a Communist assembly house for workers the Museum Uranbergbau (Uranium Mining Museum) offers insights into the working conditions and general political entanglements of East Germany the SDAG Wismut mining company was established in the Ore Mountain region spanning more than 30 mining sites the Wismut produced a total of 230,400 tons of pure uranium The rare and dangerous material was directly delivered to the Soviet Union as part of Germany’s war reparations and transformed into the nuclear power plants and frightening weapons that fueled the Cold War The museum displays an impressive collection of curious objects and media articles documenting the work culture as well as GDR propaganda and many personal testimonies Working conditions were quite poor in the early years especially as political convicts and a large number of German refugees and expellees were employed in the shafts using inappropriate tools The measures of radiation protection were poor as well though industrial safety gradually improved.  local politicians had to figure out a livable future for a town with a completely obsolete infrastructure and a disastrous environmental and ecological situation The “golden age” of Bad Schlema as a spa town of the 1920s and 1930s saw a revival Now a local thermal bath (still offering safe radium spa treatments) and a new spa palace grace the contemporary town center A large photography exhibition at the museum reports on how the region has changed during the last century The uranium mining came at a large cost for the local environment and landscape and forests have been removed in order to open up new mining shafts such as the former village church and the impressive former spa hotel built during in 1910 when Bad Schlema was able to exploit the hype of radiobalneology the town even received the honoring title of the most radioactive spa source on Earth The museum is open daily throughout the year The ground floor also hosts a unique restaurant located within a reconstructed mine shaft One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia An interactive museum-like experience takes visitors back to 1980s Communist Bulgaria Featuring a Loretta Lynn display and a re-created coal mine exhibit A local museum remembers one of the worst acts of anti-Chinese violence in American history This museum houses a large collection of old motorcycles After he stopped competing, Gross based himself at Ruhpolding, the centre of German biathlon sport, and having completed a degree at Cologne’s Institute of Sport he went on to become the voice of biathlon for German TV. He also ventured into coaching, taking charge of the German national women’s team in 2010. After a decade away the Roberts Bakery Band will be reconnecting with friends in Germany The Roberts Bakery Band will return to Germany for the first time in a decade to take part in the Aue-Bad Schlema Festival It renews a musical link that started in 1998 when the band was invited to take part in the prestigious festival event leading to a dozen visits up until 2014 Now the band from Northwich will return under Musical Director Mike Jones to renew an association that led to many lasting friendships A spokesperson told 4BR: "We are delighted to be able to return to a festival where we were so warmly welcomed and appreciated for so many years under our former MD Colin Cranson These are exciting times for the band under Mike's direction and this is another sign of the solid progress that is being made." 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