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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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Esplugues de Llobregat | La Rajoleta ceramic museum |
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C. Esglèsia 36 | 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat | Spain |
| The ceramics factory “Pujol i Bausis”, popularly known as “La Rajoleta” (The Little Tile), is an ever present point of reference in the area of Catalan industrial ceramics production. And this... more >> |
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Eupen | Chocolaterie Jacques |
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Rue de L´Industrie 16 | B-4700 Eupen | Belgium |
| Who can resist the sweet temptation of soft, aromatic melt-in-the-mouth runny chocolate or the hard crunchy bars which make children and adults alike so happy? Originally the art of making chocolate w... more >> |
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Fermo | Montani Museum of Innovation and Industrial Technique |
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Via Padre Marchionni (corner Via Corridoni) | 63900 Fermo | Italy |
| The MITI Museum rises from the Historic Workshops of Montani Technical College, situated in the town center of Fermo, well known for the remarkable views of the Marche region and landscape, it is a st... more >> |
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Fjallabyggd-Siglufjördur | Iceland Herring Era Museum |
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Snorragata 15 | 580 Fjallabyggd-Siglufjördur | Iceland |
| The town of Siglufjördur lies on the north coast of Iceland, 260 km from Reykjavik. Its population now numbers just over 1,200, but had declined from a total of more than 3,000 in the 1950s as a resu... more >> |
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Flawil | Schoggi-Land |
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Toggenburgerstrasse 41 | 9230 Flawil | Switzerland |
| Schoggi-Land is the visitor centre at the ultra-modern Maestrani factory at Flawil, 16 km west of St Gallen. The company’s origins go back to the early 19th century when Guiseppe Maestrani, from Aqu... more >> |
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Forsvik | Forsvik’s Works |
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Bruksvagen 2 | 546 73 Forsvik | Sweden |
| Forsvik stands on section of the the Gota Canal between Lake Viken and Lake Vattern, and is the site of the canal’s oldest lock, dug in 1813, and of an iron bridge of the same date the crosses the w... more >> |
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Frankfurt | Kronberger House Porcelain Museum |
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Bolongarostr. 152 | 65929 Frankfurt | Germany |
| Hoechst is a well-preserved historic town on the north bank of the Main which has been part of Frankfurt, 10 km to the east, since 1928. Its porcelain factory is the second oldest in Germany. It was f... more >> |
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Frankfurt | Peter Behrens Building |
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Industrie Park HoechstBrüningstraße 45 | 65929 Frankfurt | Germany |
| The city of Frankfurt has a long tradition of pharmacy, and amongst those trained there was Henri Nestle, the pioneer of the food industry. That tradition was the basis for the growth of the chemical ... more >> |
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Frederiksværk | Frederiks Værk Museum of Industry |
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Jernbanegade 4 | 3300 Frederiksværk | Denmark |
| The industrial town of Frederiksværk on the Roskilde Fjord was founded in 1756 when King Frederik V signed a contract with Johan Frederik Classen (1725-92) to establish a water-powered gunpowder work... more >> |
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Friedrichshafen | Zeppelin Museum |
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Seestrasse 22 | 88045 Friedrichshafen | Germany |
| Friedrichshafen on the shore of the Bodensee (Lake Constance) was the birthplace of Count Ferdinand Zeppelin (1838-1917). The airships that bore his name before the Hindenburg was destroyed by fire in... more >> |
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Funchal | Madeira Wine Institute |
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Rua 5 de Outubro 78 | 9000 Funchal | Portugal |
| The fortified wines of Madeira were for centuries popular in the countries of northern Europe, and although less fashionable in the twenty first century are still important products of the Portuguese ... more >> |
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Funchal | Museum of Sugar |
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Praça do Colombo, 5 | 9000 Funchal | Portugal |
| The production of sugar was one of the principal sources of income in the Madeira islands, 1100 km south-west of Lisbon, where there are many remains of refineries. The museum of sugar is housed in a ... more >> |
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Furtwangen | German Clock Museum | German Clock Route |
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Robert-Gerwig-Platz 1 | 78120 Furtwangen | Germany |
| The same show is repeated every hour on the hour. A striking mechanism pushes a little wooden bird into position and simultaneously raises two small bellows that emit air through two lip pipes: "Cucko... more >> |
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Gateshead | Baltic Flour Mill | BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art |
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Gateshead QuarSouth Shore Road | NE8 3BA Gateshead | Great Britain |
| The adaptation of a large mid-20th century flour mill as a centre for the arts has proved to be one of the outstanding examples in England of the adaptation of an industrial building for new uses.
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Gdansk | Grand Mill |
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Wielkie Młyny 16 | 80-849 Gdansk | Poland |
| The 7-storey Grand Mill in Gdansk was built in the mid-16th century on a channel of the Radunia River, and served as a granary and a bakehouse as well as a corn mill. Its stones were powered by 18 ove... more >> |
