Like the neighboring Zollverein colliery, the former coking plant has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. Here you can learn about industrial history, visit the factory swimming pool and even go ice skating in winter. Where high-quality coke was once produced, there is now a café and restaurant with a beer garden.

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As almost everywhere in the area, you will find old colliery and factory premises that are now open to the general public. Zollverein is particularly interesting as it is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The extensive grounds invite you to extensive tours by bike or on foot.

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The gigantic plant was built between 1957 and 1961 in connection with the Zollverein XII mine and was the most modern coking plant in Europe. The Ruhrpott industrial architect Fritz …

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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