Münster District

Hammerhead Tower of the Minister Stein Mine

Discover

Places to see

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region

Hammerhead Tower of the Minister Stein Mine

Highlight • Monument

Hammerhead Tower of the Minister Stein Mine

Cycling

4.7

(89)

Hiking

4.6

(13)

Road cycling

5.0

(1)

Save Share

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

Tips

April 9, 2018

Cycling

Minister Stein Colliery

Founded in 1856, it was the last operating colliery in Dortmund.

Sinking operations began in 1871, and the first coal was mined in 1875.

By 1878, production had already reached 100,000 tons of coal.

In 1891, the two collieries Fürst Hardenberg in Dortmund-Lindenhorst and Minister Stein merged.

This allowed Minister Stein to be expanded into a large-scale shaft mine.

In 1926, a hammerhead winding tower was erected above Shaft 4, which at the time was the first steel winding tower in Germany designed for two equal production lines.

Translated by

•

Pulp🎳Fiction

March 25, 2021

Cycling

Minister Stein Colliery, founded in 1856 by Theodor Sprenger and Heinrich Grimberg, looks back on an eventful past and has many stories to tell. It was named after the Prussian reform minister Karl Freiherr vom Stein.

Highlights of the Mine :-)

- **Listed Building:**

The impressive hammerhead tower, a landmark of Evings, is a listed building in the city of Dortmund.

- **Innovations:**

In 1926, the first steel winding tower in Germany was opened here – a milestone in technology!

- **Sad Memories:**

A memorial commemorates 136 miners who died after a tragic explosion in 1925.

**Did You Know?**

Translated by

•

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

October 26, 2021

Hiking

>

"...Coal mining began in 1875 in what was then rural Eving. It was to become a large colliery with seven shafts, which would be the last mine in Dortmund …

Translated by

•