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when the first iron-hulled ship was launched?

The SS Great Britain, the world’s largest ship at that time, began her maiden voyage on 26 July 1845. She was the first ocean-going, iron-hulled, screw-driven…
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Alfred George de Glehn (1848–1936)

Alfred de Glehn contributed as much as any individual engineer to the development of the steam locomotive, the principal means of moving trains on Europe`s…
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ERIH STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE

Russia invaded Ukraine with its army and annexed regions of the country. Russia has thus positioned itself outside what constitutes our common European values and the basis of our European cooperation as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe. We strongly disapprove the illegal unilateral attack, as well as the annexion, and hope that the people of Ukraine may soon live in peace again. In solidarity with Ukraine, we have removed the descriptions of all Russian sites presented on our website until further notice.

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News

| ERIH Annual Conference 2025: Call for Papers

‘C the Unseen – Intangible Cultural Heritage in Industrial Culture’ is the title of…  more

| German Federal Association of Industrial Heritage founded, followed by the ERIH Germany Dialogue

After three years of preparatory work, largely driven by ERIH, Germany launched a…  more

| Shine4Future: strategic ERIH project planning kick-off

Shine4Future: This is the title of the new ERIH project, with the EU funding…  more

| German Journal Industriekultur 4.24 presents four ERIH Anchor Points in Poland and Switzerland

Attendees of this year's ERIH Annual Conference are well acquainted with these two…  more

| ERIH meets in Łódź, Poland

The 20th edition of the annual conference of the European Route of Industrial…  more