One of the most popular destinations on the Industrial Heritage Route is the LWL Industrial Museum at the Henrichenburg ship lift in Waltrop. The imposing facility amazes even those who don't like technology. The boat lift from the turn of the century is an exciting destination, especially for children. The Henrichenburg ship lift has now been voted number 1 of the most popular industrial monuments in NRW by WDR viewers in the "Hitlists of the West".

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Thomas Frerich

November 12, 2019

The ship lift is always worth a detour.
You can take a leisurely break there and simply watch what's happening on the water.

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xhennex

March 19, 2023

Impressive buildings of industrial culture can be visited here. Very well done permanent exhibition with many great, up-to-date museum didactic elements, e.g. augment reality brings the distant machines back to life. The canal trips from the ship's perspective in time lapse are also very cool.

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Basti läuft....

May 30, 2023

Always a great eye-catcher when you approach the ship lift with its towers from the canal.😉👍📸

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

March 13, 2019

The crowd cheered when Kaiser Wilhelm inaugurated the Henrichenburg ship lift on August 11, 1899. More than 100 years later, visitors are still amazed by this largest structure on the Dortmund-Ems Canal. The gigantic elevator has been idle for over 40 years. In the industrial museum, the history of the lift and the people on the canal comes to life again. From the two main towers, visitors enjoy a fantastic view of the steel structure and the wide canal landscape near Waltrop. The collection of floating work tools and historical ships is unique. On board you can find out how a typical inland waterway boater family worked and lived 50 years ago. The passenger ship “Henrichenburg” sets off from the museum quay several times a day.

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Rene Bla Popo

May 24, 2023

Very beautifully designed historic ship lift on the Dortmund Ems Canal

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Frederik

January 7, 2024

Very nice museum with a lot to see and explore.

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Mechthild

January 4, 2021

You can walk around there even on a cloudy day. However, the narrower area of the elevator is not accessible as a museum. The Lucasbrücke - Runde von Beckum hike is flat and surprisingly idyllic through the horse farms and settlements in the area.

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Atze (Roland H.)

May 19, 2023

Very nice museum.
You can visit or enter all the exhibits there.
In the lift you can climb the towers and have a magnificent view of the surrounding area.
The rest of the museum grounds are also worth seeing.
There is also a nice playground for the children in the area of the old shipyard.

A little hint:
Stop by on museum day. Then there are special promotions and entry is free. 😜

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Wanderfuchs

February 29, 2024

Definitely something for technology fans!

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M⛵️ɪᴄʜᴀᴇʟ H🔆ʟᴀs

March 11, 2024

Wooow. Industrial art, a mechanical-hydraulic masterpiece. Hats off, even though there are now much simpler methods of smuggling boats and ships, such as those used in Waltrop, the old ship lift from 1899 shows great imagination and implementation power. This construction 🏗️ left me speechless for a moment. Thank God 🙏 such contemporary witnesses are well preserved and left responsibly for posterity.

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Karl-Heinz

August 4, 2024

The boat lift is very impressive and was technically very advanced at the time. It is and was a very impressive and rustic structure. In addition, it is important for German inland shipping.

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Werner Beinhart

April 28, 2024

The LWL-Museum Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg between Datteln and Waltrop is a worthwhile destination for young and old, whatever the weather!

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Helmut Fußach

February 20, 2025

The boat lift is always worth a visit.
You can take a leisurely rest there and simply watch what's happening on the water.

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Horst

September 9, 2025

We visited the Henrichenburg ship lift as part of a tour of the industrial and railway history sites of the Ruhr region—it's definitely worth a detour!

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

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