Idar-Oberstein has a long history of mining, working and selling of gemstones and jewelry. Agates were mined until middle of the 19th century. By then agates from Brazil were much cheaper and better quality. Tons of agates were shipped to Idar-Oberstein to work those agates and other gemstones to pieces of jewelery or for design purposes.
Please submit only sites which refer to the city and are available in English. Sites which are in German should be submitted to the German category.
Bitte melden Sie hier nur Seiten an, die sich direkt auf den Ort beziehen und auf englisch sind. Deutschsprachige Seiten melden sie bitte in der entsprechenden deutschsprachigen Kategorie an.