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Zollverein Coal Mine and Coking Plant

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Zollverein Coal Mine and Coking Plant

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Zollverein Coal Mine and Coking Plant

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

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ruhr.w3b3r

January 16, 2021

Are you a technology enthusiast? You have to see it: When it was built, the entire Zollverein complex was considered the largest welded construction in Europe. This superlative referred to the 2,200 tons of a total of 7,700 tons of steel that were welded together, mainly during the construction of the halls. The concerns that existed at the time about the still young development of welding technology prevented it from being used in the construction of the headframe. The frame was therefore designed as a riveted construction due to the high dynamic load.

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rupenburg

May 20, 2021

The Zeche Zollverein, world cultural heritage. You have to see the area. Immediately afterwards the coking plant. There you can experience the dimensions, even if the terrain is no longer under steam ...

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Heinz 🚴‍♂️ Sprinter

August 3, 2019

Zollverein mine shaft 1 / 2

The sinking work for shaft 1 of the Zollverein mine began on February 18, 1847. However, coal mining did not begin until 1851 due to water ingress.
In order to regulate the water inflow at shaft 1, another shaft, shaft 2, was sunk next to shaft 1 in 1850 and was put into operation in 1852. For the first time, two externally identical Malakow towers were erected above the shafts as a conveyor system. In 1964, shaft 2 received the previously dismantled winding tower from shaft 2 of the closed Friedlicher Nachbar mine, Bochum-Linden, as a new conveyor system. Shaft 2 is still used today for water management.

Source: Wikipedia

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Rainer Kr☮ne

September 2, 2021

You need a whole day to see everything. But the history of the colliery is also very interesting. The site is always freely accessible.

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Volker & Renate on Tour

October 20, 2022

Large and free parking spaces are available on the premises of the Zeche Zollverein. Furthermore, public toilets can be used in the immediate vicinity. An appealing gastronomic offer completes the whole thing. A really ideal starting point for cycling tours.👍

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Pulp-Fiction

May 21, 2023

The Zollverein Coal Mine and Coking Plant was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on December 14, 2001 as the "Zeche Zollverein Industrial Complex". Since then, the former industrial facility has officially been one of the world's most important cultural assets.

In its justification, UNESCO named two central criteria for the decision: "The Zeche Zollverein Industrial Complex in Essen is a remarkable industrial monument because its buildings are outstanding examples of the application of the design concepts of Bauhaus architecture in an overall industrial context. The technical and other structures at Zollverein XII document a decisive phase of Europe's traditional heavy industry, in which architectural concepts of exceptional quality were used sensitively and safely."

If you would like to find out more about the only mine in the Ruhr area on the World Heritage List

zollverein.de/ueber-zollverein/welterbe

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August 6, 2022

The Ruhr Museum directly behind the winding tower on the left is always worth a visit! If you still have 1-2 hours left on the bike tour, you should definitely book a guided tour through the colliery - mega worth seeing!

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Kalle Aus Herne

December 13, 2022

The Zeche Zollverein and Kokerei is a nice destination for a bike ride or a stopover there are so many things to see here to explore highly recommended our Ruhrgebiet is culture

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Kons

November 10, 2020

Here you can experience the history of the Ruhr area.

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CyclingManu

June 15, 2020

Events take place regularly at the Zeche Zollverein and it is worth a visit simply because it has an outdoor restaurant and is located directly on the bike path :-)

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Gorrth

January 17, 2021

Nice industrial culture. Well attended on the weekend. Bike path with diversion

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Hartmut

August 12, 2022

Zeche Zollverein is an impressive place

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Nicole M.

May 24, 2021

It is worth it

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GolfOWL

November 5, 2022

If there is something that you have to see in the Ruhr area, it is the Zollverein colliery...

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Jknord

July 26, 2023

Nobody should miss the guided tours through the former surface facilities of the Zollverein colliery and coking plant. You dive into a time not so long ago and are briefly informed about the hard working conditions of that time. A look at the former production facilities also brings the dimensions to life again. It is not for nothing that the area was included as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Manfred

March 14, 2020

Visible from afar and a must on the tour through the Ruhr area

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Chris

June 24, 2020

Typical Ruhrpott! Go there and take a picture

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rupenburg

April 14, 2021

The Zeche Zollverein is always worth a trip. Imposing world cultural heritage.

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May 25, 2023

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Die Gillmanns

September 13, 2022

There is coffee and cake and other small dishes

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Markus

April 25, 2022

World Heritage! So many corners to discover and photograph.

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Werner 🚲

June 11, 2022

Zeche Zollverein is self-explanatory as a World Heritage Site.

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Botbike

April 27, 2021

Zollverein, always great!

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Netreisetagebuch

February 10, 2024

You should definitely visit the Zeche Zollverein Essen once. An interesting industrial monument has been created on the site of the former hard coal mine. We were able to easily combine our RevierRoute Grubenfahrt cycle tour with a visit to the Zollverein colliery: netreisetagebuch.de/revierroute-grubenfahrt

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