The Flöz Dickebank settlement in Gelsenkirchen-Ückendorf is one of the oldest factory settlements in the Ruhr area - the first buildings in the settlement were built in 1872 and by 1976 the settlement was supplemented by buildings in the style of the respective era.
The roundabout in the center of the Flöz Dickebank settlement is a central location of this great settlement.
The appearance of the Flöz Dickebank settlement is characterized in particular by the one to two-story development, the road system and the large, courtyard-side gardens. The Flöz Dickebank settlement became known through the successful protest of the residents against the planned demolition of the settlement in the 1970s. The residents, who formed a citizens' initiative, were able to maintain and modernize the settlement.
The Flöz Dickebank settlement bears witness to the settlement history of the city of Gelsenkirchen, which is inextricably linked with mining. In order to protect the spatial and structural ensemble of the settlement as a testimony to the history of the people of the Ruhr area in their architectural and urban development, the city of Gelsenkirchen has designated the Flöz Dickebank settlement as a monument area.