the milestones of European industrial history. What is ERIH ? ERIH is the European Route of Industrial Heritage, a network of the most important industrial heritage sites in Europe. It is the common link [...] link landscapes and sites which have left their mark on European industrial history. Germany's Ruhrgebiet, for example. Or South Wales, a key region in the "world's first industrial nation". Both these areas [...] the tracks of the industrialrevolution. Theme Routes take up specific questions relating to European industrial history and reveal potential links between radically different industrial monuments all over
United Kingdom (essay "IndustrialRevolution", sites of European Theme Routes, biographies) Lorenz Töpperwien , Cologne, Germany (Achor Points, Regional Routes "Ruhrgebiet" and "Industrial Valleys", translations [...] Verantwortungsbereiches des Autors liegen, würde eine Haftungsverpflichtung ausschließlich in dem Fall in Kraft treten, in dem der Autor von den Inhalten Kenntnis hat und es ihm technisch möglich und zumutbar [...] translations English <> German) Matthias Hennies , Cologne, Germany (industrial history of European countries, history of industries, translations German > English) Dr Peter Wakelin , Llangattock Lingoed, Abergavenny
INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AZERBAIJAN The industrial history of Azerbaijan is largely a history of oil. Iron, copper and other ores also lie in the country's soil, but mining remained co [...] resources and in particular lacks coal and iron ore, the basic ingredients of the classic heavy industries. Only potash, used in making fertilisers and in glass manufacture ... more BELGIUM The industrial age of [...] significant natural resources, its industrial development did not commence until very late. As in other countries ... more DENMARK Not many nations have succeeded in managing the transition to industr
History: The IndustrialRevolutionin Belgium Industrial Heritage in Belgium WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Belgium World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Belgium? Grand Hornu. Mine and Workers Settlement [...] ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF BELGIUM Listen The industrial age of the European continent began in Belgium, where conditions were similarly good to those in England: coal had been mined in the valleys of [...] also a pioneer in finance and played an important role in the development of the Ruhr region in Germany. The big push began after independence in 1830. Brussels was modernised, and industrial firms settled
List Searching in History: The IndustrialRevolutionin France HpT: Révolution industrielle en France et dans le Monde (XIXe) WIKIPEDIA: Economy of France World Atlas: The biggest industries in France Noisiel [...] of the century, when industrial car production had also started in France. Panhard and Lévassor started building cars in Paris in 1886. Three years later, Renault opened its doors in nearby Boulogne-Billancourt [...] However, the Royal Foundry of Le Creusot in Burgundy, which the industrialist Eugène Schneider took over in 1836, developed into probably the most famous steelworks in France: he founded an empire with the
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THE INDUSTRIALREVOLUTIONIN EUROPE Listen The industrialrevolutionin Europe didn't happen overnight but only spread over the continent very gradually. One of the triggers was the unusually high growth [...] age insurance for workers in the 1880s. But at the same time the tempo of mechanised work increased, and in many industrialcountries thousands of people continued to live in overpopulated slums with [...] area of land. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: The IndustrialRevolution History Discussion: The History of the IndustrialRevolution La diffusion de la révolution industrielle en Europe continentale European
to promote the recently opened "Route of Industrial Heritage" in the Ruhr area, in the development of which DGfI was involved, in its start-up phase. As industrial heritage has hardly ever been marketed [...] conditions of the industrial age were more or less the same, assuming that a miner in the Ruhr or the valleys of Wales dug for the same coal in a very similar way. They even migrated across Europe in search of [...] the peoples of Europe share the same memories of industrial history, which are part of the common European identity. Today, people in all European countries look back on a time that has faded into the past
products, in particular butter, bacon and eggs – which proved to be surprisingly sustainable. The cooperatives, which farmers throughout the country founded starting in 1882, proved important in this connection [...] were living in cities, as new factories were being established in the provinces as well: in addition to food production, this included cement factories in Aalborg, railroad construction in Randers as well [...] Danish islands in the Caribbean, where most were forced to work in the sugar cane plantations. In addition to sugar, the merchants then brought tobacco and coffee back to Copenhagen, which soon became the
1897 and 1913. In 1899, Giovanni Agnelli founded the Fiat works in Turin. Steel plants were built in Piombino and on Elba; the steel barons launched the powerful Ilva group in Genoa, which opened a plant [...] economic decisions in the 19th century: Naples, for instance, was still one of Europe’s leading manufacturing cities in the 18th century. Italy’s history was not lacking in economic innovations: in the Middle [...] first railway was laid from Naples to the nearby Portici industrial region in 1839. The modest industrial upswing continued after national unification in 1861, but the new national currency, the lira, crippled
operations in Tarnowitz (Tarnowskie Góry). The first coke-fired blast furnace went into operation in Gleiwitz (Gliwice) in 1796. Scotsman John Baildon introduced British puddle furnaces in Katowice which produced [...] to produce the yields that in other countries fed their expanding industrial societies. As capital was lacking, investment had to come from abroad: a core problem under which the Polish economy suffered [...] Łodz developed in a similar way to western European industrial centres, and it became known as the "Polish Manchester" on account of the boom in the cotton textile industry there starting in 1820 – with all
was also founded in this era: Lars Magnus Ericsson opened his first shop in Stockholm in 1876 – the same year inwhich Alexander Graham Bell patented his telephone in the USA – and in 1885 Stockholm had [...] particularly in the region centred on Borås and the expanding industrial city of Norrköping. Towards the end of the century, Sweden profited greatly from the Second IndustrialRevolution, inwhich new sectors [...] Malmo in the south and Gothenburg in the west opened in 1864. By the start of the 20th century links had been constructed to the north, including the ore railway from Luleå to Narvik in Norway, which connected
commenced in 1797, when Johann Josef Leitenberger commissioned the first water-powered, cotton spinning machine in Verneřice (formerly Wernstädt). The first mechanical loom followed in Varnsdorf in 1801, with [...] a considerable food industry, in particular the manufacture of sugar from beet and a brewing industry. They also invested in the textile, mining and iron industries, which were among the earliest industries [...] with the first steam engines appearing in Bohemia and Moravia just a few years later. Textile production flourished particularly in Brno (German: Brünn), which was considered the "Moravian Manchester"
country of industrialisation. In mechanical engineering, now the largest industrial sector, an epoch-making innovation was developed in Cologne in 1876, partly financed by the trade in cane sugar from slave [...] constructed in Gliwice before the turn of the 19th century. The English puddling process for steel production was also adopted there at an early stage. In the Aachen region and in Saarland, both of which were [...] the first nuclei of the new industries were formed in the farmland along the Ruhr: in 1758, the St Antony ironworks was founded in Oberhausen, from which the "Gutehoffnungshütte", a later giant of heavy
sprung up in the surrounding district. Norbert Metz, in particular, the brother of the industrial pioneer Auguste Metz, erected new ironworks in Esch. The flourishing business was further boosted in 1879 with [...] ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF LUXEMBOURG Listen 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 [...] prime example of the cross-border history in the three country area of the Saarland, Lorraine and Luxemburg. It was first set up in Lorraine by Jean-Francois Boch in 1748, and soon the business began an early
host rock, was also in demand in the Moorish era - and likewise in the subsequent heyday of the Spanish empire, which developed through the exploitation of the precious metal wealth in the South American [...] thorough modernisation of the industrial sector. The “Spanish Economic Miracle” which followed in the 1960s was due in large part to foreign auto makers like Fiat and Renault, which significantly expanded their [...] banned slavery, and in 1898 Cuba also became independent. In Spain itself, the first surge of industrialisation came when the first cotton factory to run on steam power opened in Barcelona in 1832. Mechanical
rollers in the newly emerging rolling mills in motion, which shaped red-hot iron blocks into sheets, rails and profiles. The IndustrialRevolutionin Great Britain was also financed by the trade in slaves [...] THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM Listen The IndustrialRevolution began in the fields of British farmers. Thanks to new cultivation methods, they were able to increase their yields in the 18th [...] spinning mill in Cromford near Derby, and finally the "Mule", which carried up to a thousand spindles. A cotton boom broke out when in 1779 Newcomen, and in 1781 his competitor James Watt, succeeded in converting
for people involved inindustrial heritage tourism and it also engages in advocacy and lobbying in relation to industrial heritage. Knowledge: ERIH members benefit from exchanges in expertise and experience [...] European Union. In order to continue the network after the end of the project funding, the registered association ERIH-European Route of Industrial Heritage e.V. was established under German law in spring 2008 [...] founding members to over 350 from 27 European countries. Please click following to see the list of our members. ERIH members Members of ERIH are industrial heritage sites, public or private organisations
association , which has around 350 members in 27 countries . Over 100 member sites are Anchor Points , sites of exceptional historical significance in terms of industrial heritage which also offer a high [...] - YOUR GUIDE TO EUROPE'S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE Listen ERIH IN BRIEF ERIH, the European Route of Industrial Heritage , is the tourism information network of industrial heritage in Europe. The network is managed [...] at the industrial history of landscapes that have been particularly affected by industrialisation. In total, we present on our website more than 2,400 sites of interest from all European countries . All
Theme Routes which are structured according to industrial sectors. 16 Theme Routes (with 44 sub-categories) focus on specific questions relating to European industrial history and reveal - offen in connection [...] : retracing the tracks of the industrialrevolution. The result is a "circuit diagram" showing the connections between the main themes of European industrial heritage. In addition to the selection by industry [...] Procedure Regional Routes European Theme Routes Industrial Architecture The continuous improvement in the processing of iron and concrete during the IndustrialRevolution opened up new and previously undreamt-of
