Point is a historically authentic site with symbolic value and (ideally national) importance for Europe´s industrial history. However, if the site is not in a historic building or structure (for example

ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF ICELAND Listen For a long time, this volcanic island was one of Europe’s poorest countries, as only a small portion of the land is suitable for agricultural use and Iceland [...] scale. As an export product, salt cod was in particular demand, especially in England and southern Europe. The expanding fishery drove the economy. The first bank was established in 1855, new fishing towns

Chinese Theater" in Hollywood. The new objective style of building was most predominant on mainland Europe, even in cinemas like the monumental "Lichtburg" in Essen and the "Universum" in Berlin, built by

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

cotton fibres. This made production more profitable, the plantations expanded and demand exploded. In Europe, where a textile industry had developed in other countries since the end of the 18th century, a cotton

was used only in fireworks and fire arrows. The first firearms were developed in various places in Europe during the 14th century. Based on experiences with bell-founding, the first cannons were soon cast [...] parts a worker simply had to assemble. The new machine tools quickly became a huge success throughout Europe, because emerging new sectors like the electrical industries relied heavily on high-precision parts [...] time. In the UK, Vickers from Sheffield were the indisputable number one in armament production: Europe's leading manufacturer of battleships also produced guns and ammunitions, airplanes and vehicles

for centuries technical developments failed to move on from the Middle Ages, when mining in central Europe had been dominated by silver and gold. Hydraulic power was the main source of energy. In order to [...] pond in the German Harz region, constructed in 1720, is generally regarded as the first reservoir in Europe. By this time surface supplies had been exhausted in many places; but digging to greater depths involved

Exports, however, were still limited to wood and "stockfish", the dried cod popular in southern Europe. The revival of the economy in the 19th century began with an upswing in herring fishing. The processing [...] northern tip of the country from Trondheim. At the turn of the century, technical progress throughout Europe affected the Norwegian mining industry. The traditional copper mines in both Røros and Løkken switched

INFORMATION TO THIS LINK LIST On this link list we have collected over 450 websites from all over Europe which present organisations and networks dealing with industrial heritage as well as websites, which

ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF PORTUGAL Listen Portugal was isolated within Europe for a long time: both by its location on the western edge of the continent and by a policy that sought little exchange with [...] the 18th century, did try to counteract this: he founded one of the first commercial colleges in Europe, curtailed the influence of large landowners from the nobility and the church and established the

THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF GREECE Listen Regardless of whether we compare it with western or eastern Europe, the history of industry in Greece remains a special case. The initial conditions were unfavourable [...] nt. However, trade blossomed in northern Greece under Ottoman rule: in the 18th century, central Europe imported vast quantities of grapes processed as raisins and “currants”; additionally, France’s first

country, which was notoriously dependent on foreign capital, to get its debt under control. When Europe’s markets were plunged into crisis at the end of the war, the newly available investment capital

disparate as repeated partitioning of this nation occurred during the decisive 150 years in which Europe’s first textile works, coal mines and railways were built. During those years, parts of today’s Poland [...] The most important factor, however, was that the industries were not forced to compete with Western Europe: as part of an economically extremely backward empire, Congress Poland primarily served the Russian

"Grande Nation" do not contain ... more ICELAND For a long time, this volcanic island was one of Europe’s poorest countries, as only a small portion of the land is suitable for agricultural use and Iceland [...] Russian industry. more LUXEMBOURG Who would have thought that this small country in the heart of Europe was once one of the largest iron producers in the world? Whereas the north of Luxemburg is mostly [...] gypsum, which can be used for the production of ... more MONACO No industry of note developed in Europe's second smallest state, but the 1860s saw a pioneering economic revival. In 1861, the now legendary

on the Caribbean island of Saint-Domingue (today Haiti), because the exploding demand for sugar in Europe ensured high profits. In French ports like Le Havre, Nantes, Bordeaux and La Rochelle, merchants

century, important economic sectors such as shipbuilding, fishing and brewing, which had previously led Europe, declined. Textile production, established around Leiden, Delft and Haarlem, also fell behind the [...] slaves, because in the 18th century the demand for coffee, tobacco and especially sugar exploded in Europe. Amsterdam became the hub of the worldwide colonial trade and merchants, bankers and shipbuilders

Homepage Route system Europe’s industrial heritage Where was the first ever factory on Earth? Where was the largest steam engine built? And where can you find the most up-to-date colliery of its time? [...] Industrialisation changed the face of Europe. Consequently it has left us a rich industrial heritage. A gigantic network of sites spread all over the continent. It only has to be brought back to life [...] European Route of Industrial Heritage, a network of the most important industrial heritage sites in Europe. It is the common link between them all. From disused production plants to industrial landscape parks

Maffei in Munich and a railway boom broke out: Borsig developed into the largest locomotive builder in Europe, and companies were founded in Kassel ("Henschel"), Hanover ("Hanomag") and Nuremberg ("MAN") that [...] the slave trade or to supply plantations, had brought financial resources to capital-poor Central Europe, facilitating later industrialisation. In the 19th century, the owners of the then flourishing sugar [...] a decisive contribution to the development of the transport network: In 1839 they began building Europe's first cross-border railway line, linking Cologne with the port of Antwerp, to transport the cane

al, the Hungarian economy seemed to be slowly catching up with western Europe. But the radical reordering of south eastern Europe following the First World War brought progress to a standstill: Hungary [...] The consequences impacted the country even more severely than the newly created nations of eastern Europe: as the deposits of natural resources, in particular iron and coal, were now on the other side of

the driving power for a huge variety of engines. Windmills dominated the flat lands of northwest Europe. In the 18th century around a thousand mills were standing alongside the banks of the River Zaan [...] tobacco and cocoa. For this reason the region around Zaandam is widely recognized as being one of Europe's earliest industrial areas. Around the middle of the 18th century people a small wind wheel began [...] segments which could be opened or closed as necessary. There were more than 500,000 waterwheels in Europe at the time. They were used to drive all sorts of machinery ranging from paper mills, oil mills and