The roughly 40,000-square-metre site of the EC1 Łódź - City of Culture right next to Łódź's main train station is a place steeped in the city's history. When it first went online in 1907 as the second [...] second largest power station in the Kingdom of Poland, the site became a driving force behind industrialisation. It remained the city's most important heating and power station until 2000 and then underwent [...] industrial city of Łódź, the ‘White Factory’ was the first fully-fledged textile mill in Poland. The site is now home to the Central Museum of Textiles and is considered one of the country's most impressive

co-created by post-industrial sites from 28 European countries. The route includes over 2,300 sites, and the association itself has over 400 members. The most important sites on the ERIH route are over 100 [...] 100 so-called “Anchor Points”. These are milestones of European industrial heritage, sites of particular historical significance for the industrial revolution, while offering visitors high-quality experiences

impressive spatial effect, albeit horizontal, is achieved by the Hall of the Century Bochum . Today's ERIH site made its glamorous debut in 1902 at the Düsseldorf Industry and Trade Exhibition. Decorated with stucco [...] the canal system of the last 100 years. The Zollverein colliery , the district's only World Heritage Site, doesn't really need much more to be said about it, considering its reputation as the ‘most beautiful

These include, for example, a communication kit dealing with climate issues at industrial heritage sites that have been restored to their natural state – a project that is likely to underpin one of the workshops [...] students drew up a matrix that provides evaluation criteria for the preservation of industrial heritage sites. The hosts were impressed by the quality of the presentations and the commitment shown by this year's

one of the most long-standing ironworks in the Ruhr region and offers several routes to explore the site. Today, the Henrichshütte is just as much an ERIH Anchor Point as the Zollern Colliery , which was [...] Art Nouveau portal attracted numerous visitors right from the time of its construction. As a modern site of industrial heritage, it provides not only architectural highlights but also an authentic insight [...] distinguishing features of this ERIH Anchor Point is the transformation of the massive former industrial site into a unique landscape park with 28 kilometres of hiking and cycling trails, climbing walls in the

Two of the winners, both in the category "Conservation and Adaptive Reuse", are ERIH sites: Ignacy Historic Mine in Rybnik, Poland : Decay and demolition of one of the oldest mines in the country after [...] after more than 200 years of operation? That was not an option for a group of the site's former miners. So they founded an association, convinced the city council of the need to protect the historic plant [...] warmly congratulate the award winners and hope that this will attract many new visitors to their sites and activities. The prizes will be awarded on 7 October in Bucharest, Romania. All winning organisations

does all this mean for industrial heritage sites? How can the major framework concepts be broken down into manageable local or regional solutions? What can the sites achieve with their often limited personnel [...] employees and partners be involved in the change processes? What contribution can industrial heritage sites make as high-quality educational centres for sustainable development? What opportunities and new [...] at the ERIH Annual Conference 2024. How do we move from "buzzwords" to concrete activities at the sites? Therefore we invite speakers to present their best practice examples. Deadline to submit your proposal:

aimed at young people, particularly students, but also young professionals and volunteers at the ERIH sites. They are encouraged to take an active part in discussions and projects within the ERIH network and

National Slate Museum World Heritage Site in Llanberis. A number of five-minute project updates provided specific examples of local industrial monuments. The following sites were presented in detail: Cyfarthfa

mine train. At the ERIH site Tatra Truck Museum , everything revolves around lorries and chassis from one of the longest-standing car manufacturers in the world. Two further ERIH sites demonstrate that there [...] region between Poland and Slovakia. When the blast furnaces ceased to operate in 1998, the entire site made up of colliery, steelworks and rolling mill was declared a National Cultural Monument. The conversion [...] equipped with two Siemens-Schuckert electrical converters, among other things. The location of the ERIH site Mining Museum in Landek Park combines the nature of the protected former Landek industrial area with

The Basque Autonomous Community, with its slightly more than 7,000 square kilometres equalling the size of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, is located at the transition of the Pyrenees into the Can

possible, we are calling on all ERIH members to participate. All other European industrial heritage sites with tourist potential are also invited to take part in the survey, regardless of their ERIH membership

stations, irrigation systems and, of course, factories and power plants: 112 historic industrial sites and museums join the seventh "Days of Industrial Heritage on the Waterfront" for guided tours and [...] to showcase their facilities and tell their stories, with water always playing a major role. ERIH sites are also taking part, such as the German Salt Museum in Lüneburg or the Kaltehofe Elbe Island Water

1998, offering space for two people plus luggage and weighing less than 600 kilograms? Three ERIH sites also feature in the Industrial Heritage Days of Northern Hesse. The Immenhausen Glass Museum is holding

For instance, fans of industrial heritage can explore historical fountains and (spa) baths on the guided tour "Schelche, Brunnen, Badespaß" ("Bowls, fountains, bathing fun") across Rüsselsheim. Its sc

mail-order house, to the Niemeyer Sphere attached to a historicist brick factory. Once again, ERIH sites are involved. The Brown Coal Processing Museum in the „Herrmannschacht“ Briquette Factory , for example

and was forced to close almost 130 years later, partly because of air and soil pollution. Today, the site is a location of the LVR Industrial Museum and also hosts its headquarters. A unique ensemble of historic [...] Group could directly load waiting ships with ore using conveyor belts. The Sala silver mine , an ERIH site in Sweden, possibly represents the future of the European zinc industry. Although mining in Sweden's

Aviation and its facilities are complex systems comprising flying objects, maintenance, handling and service facilities, repair yards, large-scale storehouses, administrative tracts, shops, building s

Along with the re-certification, the Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA) issued recommendations to provide guidelines for ERIH until its

The programme is vast: exhibitions, attractions for families and children, fireworks, special guided tours, cabaret & comedy, light & laser, street theatre & performance as well as hands-on activities