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Prosper-Haniel Mine

North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region

Prosper-Haniel Mine

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Prosper-Haniel Mine

Recommended by 102 hikers out of 106

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

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1. Start of Kreuzweg – BergArena at Halde Haniel loop from Königshardt

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2. View of the Tetrahedron – Start of Kreuzweg loop from Königshardt

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3. Start of Kreuzweg – Prosper-Haniel winding tower loop from Grafenwald

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Rapunzel

January 10, 2023

The Prosper Haniel mine in Bottrop was the last producing hard coal mine in Germany. On December 21, 2018, the last chunk of hard coal was unearthed here in a big ceremony and handed over to the Federal President.

Since then, the withdrawal from the mine workings underground has been advanced in order to securely close the mine. This work is completed.

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🐐Zwei Bergziegen🐐

July 11, 2022

A place with a lot of 🇩🇪 history ⚒️
At the top of the Haniel heap, there is a great panoramic view at approx. 159 meters 🎨📸⛰️ totally worth the effort of the climb 👌🏼

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🅳🅸🅳🅸.....🥾🥾.....🚲💨....

March 16, 2023

The last mine closed in 2018. Even worked there from 2001-2011

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Isi-Sicilia

June 8, 2023

With the closure of the Prosper-Haniel mine in Bottrop in 2018, the era of hard coal mining came to an end in the Ruhr area and throughout Germany.

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Anna Wanderful 🌲🥾🌳

July 17, 2025

Interesting old mine. Beautiful view from the slag heap.

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Immobilienhai77

August 15, 2022

This is how I imagine a lunar landscape 😂.

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Elevation 220 m

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

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Prosper-Haniel Mine

1. Start of Kreuzweg – BergArena at Halde Haniel loop from Königshardt

2. View of the Tetrahedron – Start of Kreuzweg loop from Königshardt

3. Start of Kreuzweg – Prosper-Haniel winding tower loop from Grafenwald

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