The Harkorthaus is a half-timbered house with a slate roof, built around 1700, which was owned by the patrician and entrepreneurial Harkort family. The most famous member of the family, Friedrich Harkort, lived in the now listed building for a time in the 1850s. It remained in the family's possession until 1922 and in 1926 became the property of the city of Wetter, which established a memorial to the "Father of the Ruhr" there. The house was then officially named the Harkorthaus. After a brief period as a youth hostel, the Harkorthaus now houses the city archives.

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The Harkorthaus in Wetter is a half-timbered house with slate roofing built around 1700 and owned by the patrician and entrepreneurial Harkort family. The best-known representative of the family, Friedrich Harkort, lived in the house for a time in the 1850s. Source: Wikipedia

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The Harkorthaus in Wetter is a half-timbered house with a slate roof, built around 1700, which was owned by the patrician and entrepreneurial Harkort family. The most famous representative of the family, Friedrich Harkort, lived in the house for a time in the 1850s. Source: Wikipedia

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1. Herdecke Promenade on the Ruhr River – Ruhr Viaduct Over the Harkortsee loop from Wetter (Ruhr)

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2. Herdecke Promenade on the Ruhr River – Ruhr Viaduct Over the Harkortsee loop from Herdecke

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3. Lake Harkort – View of the Ruhr Viaduct loop from Alt-Wetter

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Elevation 130 m

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Location: Wetter (Ruhr), Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Herdecke Promenade on the Ruhr River – Ruhr Viaduct Over the Harkortsee loop from Wetter (Ruhr)

2. Herdecke Promenade on the Ruhr River – Ruhr Viaduct Over the Harkortsee loop from Herdecke

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