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Coal Storage and Bucket-Wheel Excavators at Westhafen Herne

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Coal Storage and Bucket-Wheel Excavators at Westhafen Herne

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

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Best Hikes to Coal Storage and Bucket-Wheel Excavators at Westhafen Herne

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1. Wanne-Eickel Lock – Steinmeister Fairground loop from Crange

4.21km

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2. Cranger Gate – Wanne-Eickel Lock loop from Wanne

5.96km

01:31

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Wanne-Eickel Lock – Unser Fritz Local History Museum loop from Schloss Strünkede

14.4km

03:40

40m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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macrwitte

March 13, 2021

Rough beauty of the Ruhr area.

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

November 2, 2021

"... The Westhafen in Wanne was created during the construction of the Rhine-Herne Canal under the direction of the" Gesellschaft Kanalhafen Wanne-Gelsenkirchen-Kanal ", which was founded in 1906 and which became part of the Wanne-Herne port operating company on April 10, 1913 through the participation of the city of Herne mbH was transformed.

On July 15, 1911, the groundbreaking ceremony for the western harbor took place. In November 1914, the first coal was transshipped in the Westhafen even before the construction works were completed. Coal, ore and wood were loaded into the 414-meter-long west port. As a result of the steadily increasing handling capacity, the usable water area was increased to 9.8 hectares in 1926 and 1927.

The Westhafen was no longer just a transshipment point for bulk goods, but was also available for berths. The administration and management of the port company, whose headquarters had previously been in the center of Wanne-Eickel, moved to the Westhafen. ... "

herne-damals-heute.de/wasserlaeufe-und-mehr/westhafen

If you walk or cycle along the Westhafen today, you look at the "feeding place" of the nearby hard coal power station in Herne. This is where the coal is stored that is intended to be burned in the power plant ... 🙄

"... The Herne hard coal power plant was able to supply 1.3 million households with energy in 2008. A total of 2 million tons of hard coal had to be burned for this.

Due to the energy transition (e.g. increased use of solar and wind energy), electricity production decreased in 2011. In 2011, only around 961,923 tons of hard coal were burned. ... "

medienwerkstatt-online.de/lws_wissen/vorlagen/showcard.php?id=30151&edit=0

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

Coal Storage and Bucket-Wheel Excavators at Westhafen Herne

1. Wanne-Eickel Lock – Steinmeister Fairground loop from Crange

2. Cranger Gate – Wanne-Eickel Lock loop from Wanne

3. Wanne-Eickel Lock – Unser Fritz Local History Museum loop from Schloss Strünkede

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