The headframe of the Carl Funke 1 shaft is one of the few structural relics of the Carl Funke colliery. This began operations in 1804 and was shut down in 1973.

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slueart

May 15, 2020

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The winding tower of the Carl Funke colliery is an excellent illustration of the landscape's past. Today a recreation and nature reserve, coal mining used to determine the landscape here.

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Julia

October 9, 2016

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"At the Baldeneysee, south of Heisingen, there was once the Carl Funke colliery, and on the concrete base of the existing scaffolding still standing in large letters is the name …

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