lies in the fact that it unites many different traditions within a single idea. The Regional Routes link landscapes and sites which have left their mark on European industrial history. Germany's Ruhrgebiet

colonies, but industrialisation did not begin there until the mid-19th century or later. A direct link is therefore difficult to discern, but there too the immense influx of capital from the slave economy [...] "free". This was the ideological legitimisation that industrialised mass society needed. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Eric Williams 'Capitalism and Slavery' The Importance of Atlantic Slavery for the 18th

economy, Spain had, by the early 1970s, developed into a leading industrial nation. Related Links ERIH Link List WIKIPEDIA: Revolución industrial en España WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Spain World Atlas: The

still made a significant contribution to the economy until well into the 20th century. Related Links ERIH Link List Searching in History: The Industrial Revolution in France HpT: Révolution industrielle en

structural change than it had been in previous periods of economic and industrial change. Related Links ERIH Link List WIKIPEDIA: Economy of the Netherlands World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in the

to European industrial history and reveal - offen in connection with the biographies - potential links between radically different industrial monuments all over Europe. Such as "The treasures of the Earth":

finally to the country's declaration of independence in 2008, the economic crisis worsened. Related Link WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Kosovo Mitrovica. Trepça mine Kosovo was part of the 'Socialist Federal Republic

than inhabitants; more than half of the employees are commuters from Switzerland and Austria. Related Link LIHK: Industrialisation in Liechtenstein (pdf) WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Liechtenstein World Atlas: What

In the Greek republic, however, it falls far short of the tourism-driven services sector. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Cyprus World Atlas: The biggest industries in Cyprus Katydata. Skouriotissa

However, industry accounts for only a small part of the island’s gross domestic product. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Malta World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Malta? Floriana. Tram

the wars with neighbouring Azerbaijan have further aggravated the dramatic economic crisis. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Armenia World Atlas: The biggest industries in Armenia Alawerdi Region. Copper

from the disintegrated Soviet Union, has since been in a severe, ongoing economic crisis. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Moldova World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Moldova? Chișinău. Old

the start of the 1990s ended in a national collapse with looting, starvation and disorder. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Albania World Atlas: The biggest industries in Albania Tirana. 'Stalin' Textile

main weaknesses of Yugoslavia’s economy, more severely than the other constituent republics. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of North Macedonia World Atlas: What are the major natural resources of North Macedonia

industrial policy is meeting widespread public protest on account of its environmental impact. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Iceland World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Iceland? Siglufjörður

that remain dependent on subsidised energy supplies from the socialist economic network. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Azerbaijan WIKIPEDIA: Petroleum industry in Azerbaijan History of development

standstill in the 1970s and the now fully industrialised country slid into an economic crisis. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Serbia World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Serbia The History of

of resources, low productivity and a trade deficit with rapidly mushrooming foreign debt. Related Links Industrial and technical heritage on Kvarner WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Croatia World Atlas: The biggest

oriented toward finished goods, its high educational level and a great proportion of services. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Slovenia World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Slovenia Domžale. J

consumption and massive restrictions on the supply of ordinary goods for the population. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Slovakia World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Slovakia Žilina. Cloth