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Goods for the world. European Theme Route Manufacturing
Domestic handmade textile production was typical for the pre-industrial age. The father sat at the loom and the women of the family were responsible for spinning the yarn. An entrepreneur (in Germany he was called a "Verleger") delivered the raw material and organised sales, often over considerable distances. Textile manufacture was the leading industry in Europe: from the 16th century onwards it was basically organised on such a system. The first types of factories grew up in the 17th century, when larger groups of workers were concentrated in so-called "manufactories".
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Aalst | Aalst industrieel erfgoed |
| Oude Vismarkt 1 | 9300 Aalst | Belgium | |
| The route "Belforten van de Arbeid" consits of a circular route of about 10 km during which visitors can learn about 17 industrial sites concerning the industrial past of the city of Aalst. ... more >> |
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Ådalsbruk | Klevfos Industrial Museum |
| 2345 Ådalsbruk | Norway | |
| The Klevfos museum, 20 km east of Hamar, is a conserved chemical wood pulp and paper mill, built in 1888, which once made 3000 tonnes pa of sulphate pulp that was used to make wrapping paper. Most of ... more >> |
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Agia Paraskevi | Museum of Industrial Olive Oil Production in Lesvos |
| 811 02 Agia Paraskevi | Greece | |
| The museum in Agia Paraskevi on the island of Lesvos is located in a former communal oil mill, in which both architectural features and the machines have been restored to their original condition. The... more >> |
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Alcobaca | National Museum of Wine |
| Rua de LeirieOlival Fechado | 2460 Alcobaca | Portugal | |
| Alcobac, 95 km north of Lisbon, is well known for its Cistercian abbey of Santa Maria, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and has a huge kitchen with a pyramid-shaped chimney of circa 1750 resting... more >> |
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Ålesund | Fisheries Museum |
| Molevegen 10 | 6004 Ålesund | Norway | |
| Ålesund on the west coast of Norway is an historic port which over the centuries has been concerned with fishing, sealing and merchant shipping. The majority of the town’s wooden buildings were des... more >> |
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Alfeld (Leine) | Fagus Factory |
| Hannoversche Strasse 58 | 31061 Alfeld (Leine) | Germany | |
| Alfeld is a small town that once belonged to the Hanseatic League, on the River Leine, 60 km south of Hanover. It has many ancient timber-framed houses, but its most celebrated building is the Fagus s... more >> |
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Alkmaar | The Holland Cheese Museum |
| Waagplein 2 | 1871JP Alkmaar | Netherlands | |
| The city of Alkmaar in the province of Noord Holland is the principal centre of the cheese trade in Holland. Dealing in cheese now takes place at an exchange, but every Friday in the summer visitors c... more >> |
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Alsemberg | Papermill Museum Herisem |
| Fabriekstraat 20 | 1652 Alsemberg | Belgium | |
| The museum at Alsemberg, in the Molembeek Valley, 12 km south of Brussels, consists of an ancient farmstead, which incorporates a corn mill, a paper mill with 16th century origins and a building of 17... more >> |
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Amalfi | Paper Museum |
| Via delle Cartiere | Amalfi | Italy | |
| Amalfi is an ancient town of arcaded houses situated on one of Europe’s most beautiful coastlines. In the early middle ages its traders had influence in most parts of the Mediterranean, and it was o... more >> |
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Amay | Les Maitres du Feu - Route du Feu |
| Rue de Bende 5 | B-4540 Amay | Belgium | |
| The contrast could scarcely be greater: the little town of Amay, with its old town centre, narrow alleyways, mansions and cloisters situated idyllically in the Mass valley, in the shadows of the massi... more >> |
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Amberley | Amberley Working Museum |
| BN18 9LT Amberley | Great Britain | |
| The museum at Amberley illustrates the history of industries of many kinds from south-east England, but it is particularly important for the evidence it provides of lime production, road transport and... more >> |
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Amsterdam | Heineken Experience - Heineken Brewery |
| Stadhouderskade 78 | 1072 AE Amsterdam | Netherlands | |
| Four huge copper silos stand side by side in the hall. Until 1988 this was the heart of the famous old Heineken brewery in Amsterdam. Now the world famous firm is using its historic building to presen... more >> |
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Amsterdam | NDSM-Shipyard |
| tt Neveritaweg 15 | 1030 BH Amsterdam | Netherlands | |
| The former NDSM-shipyard was once a place where huge ships where built. Nowadays it is a cultural domain in development. Mostly companies in the creative business are establishing there. Among them is... more >> |
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Angers | Cointreau Museum |
| 2 Boulevard des Bretonnières | 49124 Angers | France | |
| Adolphe and Edouard-Jean Cointreau founded a distillery at Angers in 1849, making liqueurs from local fruits. In 1875 they began to sell a liqueur made to a formula they had devised, blending sweet an... more >> |
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Antwerp | Plantin-Moretus Museum |
| Vrijdagmarkt 22 | 2000 Antwerp | Belgium | |
| Christopher Plantin (?1520-89) moved to Antwerp in 1549 from Tourcoing and became one of the foremost printers of Renaissance Europe whose products can be found in almost every library that has collec... more >> |
