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Rheinpreußen Shaft IV Colliery

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    November 15, 2021

    + Rhine Prussia mine 4
    "The Rheinpreußen 4 mine is a former hard coal mine in Moers.
    The 48 m high double strut structure of Shaft IV is visible from afar. It is considered to be the oldest scaffolding of this type in the Ruhr area and is an important monument of industrial architecture. One of the oldest electric hoisting machines in the Ruhr area is located in the adjacent machine house. Since the renovation, the building has been looked after by the Grafschafter Museum and History Association in Moers ... "


    Story:
    1900 Devastation begins as shaft 4 of the Rheinpreußen colliery.
    1904 Start of production in the shaft.
    1907 The shaft becomes a weather shaft.
    1962 Production in the shaft is stopped.
    1963 The shaft becomes a weather shaft.
    1971 Through the association of the Rheinpreußen and Pattberg / Rhineland collieries, the shaft becomes part of the new Rhineland colliery.
    1991 The shaft is filled.


    de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schachtanlage_Rheinpreu%C3%9Fen_4
    moers.de/de/geodaten/geschichtsstation-39-industriedenkmal-rheinpreussen-schacht-iv
    ruhrzechenaus.de/moers-niederrhein/nied-rheinpreussen.html
    gmgv-moers.de/schacht-iv
    ruhrpottpedia.de/zeche-rheinpreussen-moers
    dewiki.de/Lexikon/Schachtanlage_Rheinpreu%C3%9Fen_4
    bergbau-sammlungen.de/de/institution/foerdermaschinengebaeude-rheinpreussen-schacht-iv

    Translated by Google •

      September 15, 2023

      The mine was built between 1900 and 1904 and was in operation until 1964. The shaft was then used as a weather and water management shaft and was filled in in 1990. The double trestle headframe has been restored to its original condition and is part of the Industrial Heritage Route.

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        Location: Moers, Kreis Wesel, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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