Dahlhauser Heide Workers' Settlement

Nice old colliery settlement with very well-preserved houses. This gives a glimpse into the life of the "colony" in the past.

The houses of the settlement "Dahlhauser Heide" are not strictly listed. The level of preservation and renovation varies greatly within the settlement. Nevertheless, an intensive visit is worthwhile to explore the individual streets.

The Dahlhauser Heide is a workers' settlement in Hordel, a district in the north-west of Bochum. It was made by Fried. Krupp AG in the years 1906 to 1915 on the grounds of the manor house Dahlhausen. Krupp had already acquired the site in 1890.The settlement for the employees of the Krupp mines in Hanover and Hannibal was planned by the architect Robert Schmohl, who had headed the Krupp construction office since 1892. First and foremost, two-family houses with a kitchen and living room on the ground floor and two bedrooms on the upper floor predominate. The design in the Heimatstil[1] is reminiscent of Westphalian farms due to the low eaves and decorative half-timbering on the facades. Between two houses there are stables, behind the houses there are extensive kitchen gardens. In the vernacular, the settlement was given the name "Cap Colony" because of the vegetable cultivation, especially the cabbage cultivation.