The Upper Jansen Kotten was a Schleifkotten in Gelpetal in Wuppertal district Elberfeld (North Rhine-Westphalia). It is located directly on the border to the districts Cronenberg and Ronsdorf. Here Eichholzbach …

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🚶‍♀️Irma 🥾

September 2, 2021

Hiking

There is a large chimney by the Gelpe brook, a remnant of the Jansenkotten. Iron and steel have been industrially processed here since the 14th century. Hundreds of hammer mills and grinding cabins settled in the neighboring cities, which used the region's hydropower until the beginning of the 20th century.

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Sebastian

April 17, 2018

Cycling

Part of the history in the Gelpetal, here the history of the old hammers is explained

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3. Steines Siefen Enduro Trail – Green Tunnel loop from Wuppertal-Unterbarmen

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Elevation 270 m

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Oberer Jansenkotten Chimney

1. View of the Müngsten Bridge – Under the Müngsten Bridge loop from Wuppertal-Unterbarmen

2. Ronsdorf Dam – Ronsdorf Dam loop from Remscheid

3. Steines Siefen Enduro Trail – Green Tunnel loop from Wuppertal-Unterbarmen

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