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ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF CYPRUS Listen Copper is Cyprus’s only major natural resource – but it was once so plentiful that it secured the island’s fame and wealth for millennia. Copper was the firs

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ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPES Listen It was only around the end of the 19th century, with the second wave of industrialisation, that exposed mining tips and soot-ridden workshops, endles

ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF SERBIA Listen When Serbia gained independence in 1878 after over 400 years of Ottoman rule, the chances of industrialisation were poor. Investment capital was unavailable,

promote ERIH through media and marketing activity, including: - using ERIH’s logo in publications and promotional material (books, brochures, posters, flyers, website ...) - linking to the ERIH website [...] procedure Listen Exclusively members of the ERIH association may be recognised and presented as Anchor Points. An Anchor Point application will be considered by the ERIH board, who will take into account the [...] Listen Anchor Points are the highest profile representatives of the ERIH network. They promote the industrial heritage brand "ERIH" and therefore have a special responsibility not to disappoint visitors

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 Icelan

ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF MALTA Listen Malta and its surrounding islands have very little in the way of natural resources. Only the limestone, which is suitable for making cement. Additionally, the

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ON THE HISTORY OF THE SERVICE AND LEISURE INDUSTRY Listen The Industrial Revolution resulted in more and more smokestacks shooting out of the ground and a huge increase in factories, coal mines and st

ON THE HISTORY OF PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING Listen Domestic handmade textile production was typical for the pre-industrial age. The father sat at the loom and the women of the family were responsib

ON THE HISTORY OF SALT EXTRACTION Listen For thousands of years salt has been a very important material: it was not just used for seasoning, but was needed much more as a preservative. Before ice boxe

ON THE HISTORY OF WATER MANAGEMENT Listen No European country has as close a relationship to water than the Netherlands. For this reason water construction technology developed here first. At the star

ON THE HISTORY OF TEXTILES PRODUCTION Listen The eighteenth century cotton mills in Britain with their rows of spinning frames and thousands of rattling bobbins heralded the coming of the Industrial R

ON THE HISTORY OF WAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION Listen The origins of gun powder can be traced to China. There the oldest recipe for mixing charcoal, salpeter and sulphur dates from the year 1044. In the Far

ON THE HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION Listen The final phase of industrialisation witnessed a revolution in communications: circulation figures for newspapers reached hitherto unknown heights, people were a

ON THE HISTORY OF MINING Listen Coal from European and American collieries was the universal fuel during the Industrial Revolution. Nonetheless technical inventions in mining played a relatively insig

ON THE HISTORY OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION Listen Two steps are needed to make iron and steel – the key materials of the industrial era - from iron ore. First, the ore has to be smelted in the blast

then known for the production of canned fish, became the centre of the oil industry. Related Links ERIH Link List WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Norway World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Norway? Mandal