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View of Halde Hoheward and the Horizon Observatory

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View of Halde Hoheward and the Horizon Observatory

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

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    2. Zeche Schlägel & Eisen – View of Zeche Ewald loop from Wanne-Eickel Hbf

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    3. View of Zeche Ewald – Panorama Bridge Halde Hoheward loop from Recklinghausen Süd

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    January 23, 2022

    Great nature experiences possible. Here an intrepid little buzzard that was hunting mice. And at the same time watched the visitors of the heap with undaunted curiosity 🙃🙂

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      August 17, 2022

      A climb is always worthwhile 😃

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        July 7, 2022

        Away from everything - view of the Ruhr area. Like floating above everything.

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          June 22, 2022

          From here you have a beautiful view of the path structure of the Halde into the Ruh area.

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            March 19, 2024

            The 360 degree view from the dump is really impressive

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              March 8, 2025

              The 🔄⛰️Hoheward slag heap is the giant among the Ruhr area slag heaps with a total area of around 170 hectares and a height of 111 meters, making it almost perfect for our brilliant finale🏁👌🏼👌🏼.
              The 🔄45 meter high steel arches of the horizon observatory and the obelisk of the horizontal sundial are visible from afar.
              Erected in 2008, they span the square like the great circles of the meridian and celestial equator🔄.

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                May 10, 2025

                Ewald Mine was one of three mines whose spoil formed the two dumps. Dumping continued here until after 2000. Between the two headframes, the Malakov Tower stands above the original shaft; one of only 14 surviving structures of this type in the Ruhr region. At least for a time, a pair of eagle owls nested in the ruins.

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

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