Photo: Uwe Niggemeier (www.stahlseite.de)

Itinéraire thématique du fer et de l’acier

Deux étapes mènent du minerai de fer au fer et à l’acier, les deux matières clé de l’époque industrielle : la fonte des minerais dans le haut fourneau donne du fer pur ; l’affinage de la fonte, c’est-à-dire la diminution de la teneur en carbone, donne ensuite du fer forgé ou de l’acier. Les deux étapes dépendent du combustible : le charbon de terre naturel n’est pas adapté à la fabrication du fer, parce que ses oligo-éléments, surtout le soufre, abîment le métal. C’est pourquoi on a longtemps utilisé le charbon de bois dans les fours de traitement et les feux de fonte ...
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Photo: Uwe Niggemeier (www.stahlseite.de)

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D	München \| Deutsches Museum
	Museumsinsel 1 \| 80538 München \| Germany
	The Deutsches Museum von Meisterwerken der Naturwissenschaft und Technik (German Museum of the Masterpieces of Natural Science and Technology) holds one of the world’s most important collections of ... plus >>

S	Munkfors \| Munkfors Bruk
	Bruksgatan 47 \| 68431 Munkfors \| Sweden
	Munkfors is a community of great importance in the history of the Swedish iron industry. Mild steel was made there by the open hearth process for the first time in Sweden in 1868, and a building const... plus >>

F	Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne \| Edge Tool Forge
	Lieu-dit La Doye \| 15330 Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne \| France
	Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne is a small village in Savoie in the department of Doubs, 44 km south of Besançon, celebrated for its edge tool forge powered by the Archange river, which has been recognised as ... plus >>

D	Neunkirchen \| Neunkirchen Iron Works and Trail
	66538 Neunkirchen \| Germany
	Iron was smelted here until 1982. Today a modern shopping centre stands amidst the few remaining relics of iron and steel production. But there was more to the "Stumm empire " than mere blast furnaces... plus >>

PL	Nieswin \| Ironworks museum
	Stara KuŸnica 46 \| 26205 Nieswin \| Poland
	The ironworks at Stara Kuznica which lies 44 km north of Kielce, within the Starapolski Industrial Region developed in the early 19th century by Stanislaw Staszic(1755-1826), was built in the mid-19th... plus >>

D	Oberhausen \| Le Gazomètre
	Arenastraße 11 \| 46047 Oberhausen \| Germany
	Pendant quatre ans, entre 1988 et 1992, les habitants d’Oberhausen se sont livrés à un débat passionné. La pomme de discorde était le gazomètre de l’ancienne usine sidérurgique Gutehoffnung... plus >>

D	Oberhausen \| Musée rhénan d’industrie. Zinkhütte Altenberg
	Hansastraße 18–20 \| 46049 Oberhausen \| Germany
	Heavy industry is heavy labour – for man and machines. A very clear example is the ten metre high steam forging hammer dating back to 1900, which stands in a museum on the site of the Altenberg zinc... plus >>

AND	Ordino \| Llorts Mine and Rossell Forge
	Areny-Plandolit Museum \| 300 Ordino \| Andorra
	Andorra, the tiny independent principality bordered by France and Spain, which has a population of only 86,000, was of considerable importance as a source of iron in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.... plus >>

S	Österbybruk \| Dannemora Mine and Osterby Bruk
	Dannemora Gruvkontor \| 743 30 Österbybruk \| Sweden
	The Dannemora mines, from the 15th century until 1992 produced ore that was low in phosphorus and sulphur, suitable for making iron well-suited for steel-making. Visitors can take a guided tour of 40 ... plus >>

CZ	Ostrava \| Lower Area of Vitkovice
	Ruská 2887/101 \| 706 02 Ostrava \| Czech Republic
	The Vitkovice Ironworks was built in Ostrava from 1828, following a suggestion made some 18 years earlier by the Scots engineer John Baildon. Much of its finance was provided by Salomen Mayer Rothchil... plus >>

D	Peitz \| Peitz ironworks museum
	Schulstrasse 6 \| 03185 Peitz \| Germany
	Peitz is a small town 10 km north of Cottbus on the edge of the Spree Forest and on the banks of a large system of connected lakes. The town is notable for its ancient fortress tower which has walls m... plus >>

SK	Podbiel \| Frantisek ironworks
	Local authority office \| Podbiel \| Slovakia
	The ruin of the Frantiskova Huta, or Frantisek Ironworks, is one of the most imposing monuments of iron making in Europe. The ironworks was built in 1838 in the classical style, following a symmetrica... plus >>

GB	Pontypool \| Pontypool Museum
	Park Buildings \| NP4 6JH Pontypool \| Great Britain
	Set in the stable block of Pontypool Park House the museum documents the proud history of early ironmaking and coal production in this valley. It also tells the story of the Hanbury family and feature... plus >>

SLO	Ravne na Koroskem \| Koroski Muzej enota Ravne na Koroskem
	Na gradu 2 \| 2390 Ravne na Koroskem \| Slovenia
	The area around Ravne na Koroskem in northern Slovenia was well-known for its iron works and lead mines. The Koroski open air museum opened in 1953, and is based in the former Missthal Ironworks. Exhi... plus >>

GB	Redditch \| Forge Mill Needle Museum
	Needle Mill Lane \| B98 8HY Redditch \| Great Britain
	Can you imagine taking a job that almost guaranteed that you’d be dead by 30? Yet in Redditch during the 1800s there was no shortage of takers. Why? The money. One guinea a day (equivalent to about ... plus >>