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Essen Zeche Zollverein4
Essen

Interior view of the museum.

The Zollverein World Heritage Site is the only facility in the world where the complexity of this branch of industry can still be seen today. The Zollverein colliery and coking plant are therefore a symbol of industrial culture in the Ruhr area, the German region that has been shaped like no other by the social, economic, aesthetic and industrial history of the coal and steel age to this day. 

The "black gold", the large coal reserves on the Ruhr, which had been proven by drilling, were considered the energy source of the future in the 19th century. Even in today's north of Essen, rich fatty coal reserves were suspected. The Duisburg industrialist Franz Haniel (1779-1868) and his Ruhrort drilling company had secured these reserves in 14 fields and reached them with drilling. In 1847, these 14 fields were consolidated by Franz Haniel into a large pit field under the name "Zollverein". In the following years, two shafts were sunk and the corresponding colliery buildings built, so that the Zeche Zollverein officially began operation in 1851.

(Quelle: http://www.zollverein.de/#/welterbe/geschichte_zollverein)

Copyright: Thomas Spanner
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Tags: museum; essen; bergbau; kohle; zeche; zollverein; westfalen; ruhrgebiet; pott; tradition; ruhr; kokerei; weltkulturerbe; schacht 12; industriekultur; red hot design; mining; mine; coke; world heritage
More About Essen

Located along the river Ruhr, Essen was traditionally a significant coal and steel center, one of the largest in Germany. Essen has modernized, hosting a number of large German corporations and boasting a vibrant cultural offering at a number of venues, particularly the Aalto Theater, which is an architectural masterpiece and home to ballet and opera. Essen is also regarded to be a “city of shopping”, particularly since the opening of the Metropolis shopping mall.


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