Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, Essen, Nordrhein-Westphalia
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g300td
N 51° 29.205 E 007° 02.664
32U E 364222 N 5705768
Zeche Zollverein the "most beautiful" coal mine in the world.
Waymark Code: WMG0W1
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 12/30/2012
Views: 54
"The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex (German Zeche Zollverein) is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been inscribed into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since December 14, 2001 and is one of the anchor points of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, mining activities took place from 1851 until December 23, 1986. For decades starting in the late 1950s, the two parts of the site, Zollverein Coal Mine and Zollverein Coking Plant (erected 1957-1961, closed on June 30, 1993), ranked among the largest of their kinds in Europe. Shaft 12, built in Bauhaus style, was opened in 1932 and is considered an architectural and technical masterpiece, earning it a reputation as the “most beautiful coal mine in the world”."
Wikipedia-Text.
Mine Type: Tourist Mine
Mineral Collecting: Not Known
Material Mined: Coal, Lignite
Operation: Underground Mine
Surface Features: Yes
KNOWN DANGERS:
No danger.
Any associated website: [Web Link]
Any Other information:
The coking plant is olso worth to visit.
Bring enough time with you.
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Visit Instructions:
Optional photograph welcomed.