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Bergisches Land

Burgtal Ironworks Ruins

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Burgtal Ironworks Ruins

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    September 29, 2024

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    It's exciting to read what happened to the factory.
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    January 18, 2025

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    We learn that a cast iron factory was built on this site in 1842. It was the largest factory on the Eschbach and produced more cheaply than the blacksmiths and grinders, who still worked by hand. This led to the revolution in 1848, when the grinders and blacksmiths broke into the factory and destroyed everything.
    What can we learn from this: in my opinion, nothing. There have always been angry mobs and there probably always will be.
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    August 13, 2025

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    Burgtal is a village in the Eschbach Valley near Burg an der Wupper in Solingen. It is characterized by several historic hammer mills and foundries along the stream.
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