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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Ruhr Region

Historic Ruhr Lock, Mülheim an der Ruhr

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region

Historic Ruhr Lock, Mülheim an der Ruhr

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Historic Ruhr Lock, Mülheim an der Ruhr

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

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Rinaldini

August 30, 2020

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Coal mining has been in operation in Mülheim an der Ruhr since 1460. The transport of the excavated material upstream was only possible with the completion of this lock in 1780. Despite manual operation, a ship was sluiced every 10 to 15 minutes at peak times. In 1927 - after the construction of the Kahlenbergwehr - the level of the Ruhr had increased by 1.50 meters.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

February 4, 2021

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"... The historic Ruhr lock through which you enter the island goes back far into the industrialization history of the city:
Coal mining had been taking place in Mülheim an …

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Netreisetagebuch

June 4, 2021

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"...At the end of the lock island is the old lock. It was necessary as early as 1780 to transport the mineral resources from coal mining by ship...."
You can find further information about this and our bike tour at: netreisetagebuch.de/muelheim-gehenswuerdigkeiten

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Elevation 80 m

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Tuesday 5 May

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

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