The park was created for the 100th birthday of Kaiser Wilhelm I to create a green oasis nearby for the hard-working miners. Today, music fans are particularly drawn to the memorial erected there for Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who died in 2018.

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December 27, 2022

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Beautiful, large park with a pond and old trees in Altenessen.

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February 16, 2023

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The areas of the park had been bought from the farmers Westerdorf and Helbeck, who received a total of 58,000 Reichsmarks. The construction of the park then cost another 27,500 …

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1. Zollverein loop

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2. Park route – ZollvereinSteig side loop

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3. Zollverein Coking Plant – ZollvereinSteig loop from Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

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

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Kaiser-Wilhelm Park

1. Zollverein loop

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3. Zollverein Coking Plant – ZollvereinSteig loop from Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

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