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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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Medemblik | Bakery Museum |
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Nieuwstraat 8 | 1671BD Medemblik | Netherlands |
| The bakery museum in the old Zuider Zee port of Medemblik is one of the best places to gain an understanding of a traditional trade that was one found in every town in Europe.
The museum is locate... more >> |
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Meisenthal | International Glass Center and Glass Museum |
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Place Robert Schuman | 57960 Meisenthal | France |
| Since the end of the 15th century there have been more than enough trees and sand in the north of the Vosges to be able to make glass. In 1794 a glassworks was set up, whose later reputation was linke... more >> |
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Merseburg | German Chemistry Museum Merseburg |
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Geusaer Str. 88 | 06217 Merseburg | Germany |
| Chemistry is the basis of a modern affluent society. This is the message put out by the German Chemistry Museum which opened in 1993 in Merseburg. Its aim is to pay tribute to the outstanding economic... more >> |
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Merzig | Fellenberg mill fine mechanical workshop |
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Marienstraße 34 | 66663 Merzig | Germany |
| Coal is not the only source of power: but also water. Water power is responsible for rotating the transmission belts and driving the engines in the Fellenberg mill in the Saarland. As one of the few r... more >> |
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Mettlach | The House of Villeroy & Boch |
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Saaruferstraße | 66693 Mettlach | Germany |
| When people talk about "cathedrals of industrial heritage", we sometimes have to take this literally. The huge buildings offered enough space to accommodate factories in the middle of the 18... more >> |
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Middenbeemster | Beemster Polder |
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Middenweg 185 | 1462 HJ Middenbeemster | Netherlands |
| The Beemster Polder which lies about 10 km south-east of Alkmaar is the oldest area of reclaimed land in the Netherlands. It was created in 1609-12 by draining a lake and the whole area lies 3.5 m bel... more >> |
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Midleton | Old Midleton Distillery |
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The Old Distillery | Midleton | Ireland |
| The distilling plant at Midleton is the largest in Ireland and dates from 1975. Alongside it the Jameson Heritage Centre is based in the earlier distilling complex, the oldest part of which, a 4-store... more >> |
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Milan | National Museum of Science & Technology – Leonardo da Vinci |
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Via S Vittore 21 | 21023 Milan | Italy |
| Milan is the industrial and commercial capital of Italy, and for centuries has been one of the most important manufacturing centres in Europe, celebrated for textiles, motor cars, electrical engineer ... more >> |
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Mlada Boleslav | Skoda Auto Museum |
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Vaclava Klementa 294 | 293-60 Mlada Boleslav | Czech Republic |
| The Skoda factory in Mlada Boleslav, 72 km N of Prague, traces it origins from 1895 when Vlaclav Laurin and Vlaclav Klement began to manufacture bicycles, soon progressing to motor cycles, and in 1905... more >> |
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Moleson sur Gruyeres | Cheese Trail around the Moléson |
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1663 Moleson sur Gruyeres | Switzerland |
| The Moleson is a 2002 m high Alpine peak 16 km north of Montreux in the Gruyeres region, home of one of Switzerlands best-known and most exported cheeses. The village of Moleson is a winter sports res... more >> |
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Moura | Lagar de Varas do Fojo | Municipal Museum |
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Rua da Romeira, 19 | 7860 Moura | Portugal |
| Moura is a spa town of some 12,000 people in southern Portugal, 40 km north-east of Beja, celebrated for the traditional wrought-work made by its smiths. It is also well-known as a centre for the prod... more >> |
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Mülheim an der Ruhr | Leather and Tanning Museum |
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Düsseldorfer Strasse 269 | Mülheim an der Ruhr Mülheim an der Ruhr | Germany |
| Mülheim on the River Ruhr was for long one of the chief leather working towns in Germany, and its industrial heritage is commemorated in a museum opened in 2003 in the former factory of the Abel comp... more >> |
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Mülheim an der Ruhr | Camera Obscura |
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Am Schloss Broich 42 | 45479 Mülheim an der Ruhr | Germany |
| Die Kuppel des Broicher Wasserturms beherbergt die größte begehbare Camera Obscura der Welt. Auf drei weiteren Ebenen ist das Museum zur Vorgeschichte des Films eingerichtet. Insgesamt 16 Themenstat... more >> |
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München | Deutsches Museum |
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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 ... more >> |
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Murano | Glass Museum |
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Fondamenta Giustinian 8 | 30121 Murano | Italy |
| Murano has been famous for its glass ware at least since the 10th century AD. In 1291, fearful that glass furnaces would cause catastrophic fires amongst Venice’s wooden buildings, the city authorit... more >> |
