clean and germ-free drinking water for almost 100 years from 1893 onwards. Since 2011, the museum, industrial monument and nature park have been inviting visitors to experience a part of the city's modern [...] island was abandoned for many years. The Water Art opened in 2011 and, in addition to a nature and museum education programme, offers a variety of guided tours and workshops for all age groups.

Karlskrona, on the south coast of Sweden, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 as ‘an exceptionally well-preserved example of a European naval base’. The city was founded in 1680 when it [...] storeys above, hangars built for the naval air service in the 1920s and a torpedo workshop of 1932. The museum portrays the history of the Swedish navy in recent centuries, and has active boat-building workshops [...] library. Working conditions in the naval base are portrayed in a photographic exhibition. Much of the museum is located along a pier, where vessels, including two torpedo boats and a minesweeper are displayed

and Villa Aalto. The Ironworks have been designated as a built cultural heritage site of national significance by the Finnish Heritage Agency. [...] The Kauttua Ironworks ensemble is the result of over 330 years of iron and paper industry. In 1689, Creutz was granted the privilege of building an ironworks by a mining college. At the turn of the 20th [...] village to the present day is presented in an exhibition in the visitor centre. The focus is on the industrial history, nature and community of Ruukinpuisto from 1689 to the present day. In addition to the

as a supplier of raw materials and a sales market for Russia’s first industrial plants. The modest beginnings of the large industrial districts were in the middle of the 19th century: the mining of coal [...] since 1929, the population grew and new food processing and light industry enterprises were established. During the Second World War, industry grew because Moscow moved factories from contested western territories [...] The Soviet government also invested massively in heavy industry - but as was so often the case, at the expense of the light and food industries, so that Kazakhstan had to import finished goods largely

“Made in Sheffield”. The Kelham Island Museum, housed on the site of a disused generating station, is an impressive presentation of the city’s industrial heritage. Here you can see one of the most powerful

can walk in narrow alleys surrounded by red brick factory buildings, see the remnants of its past industrial use, listen to the sound of the rapids and enjoy a cup of coffee or browse the boutiques that now [...] the first aluminium boats in Finland, called Kellovene. The factory ceased operations in 1979. The museum exhibition on site presents the ironworks history and the surrounding village life in many ways. [...] that were manufactured, showing the large range of the varitey of items that were manufactured. The museum is located in the old factory area in the lower workshop, and also has annually changing exhibitions

whole line as a heritage railway. Some small locomotives typical of those that worked on the line in the 1920s and 30s are employed, but one locomotive comes from Norway. There is a museum describing the

the museum, a gallery is dedicated to Champion’s work and the interpretation of the site, including models of a zinc foundry and workers’ housing. The museum also has displays about other industries in [...] Warmley, on the eastern edge of the Bristol conurbation. Parts of the works are now Kingswood Heritage Museum, including a windmill tower and a horse-operated mill. Features that survive in other uses nearby

located in the east of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape WHS. The hill has a rich mining heritage and its ornate feature chimney, a reminder of its mining past, dominates the landscape for miles [...] around. The area is now a country park extending to 152 hectares where the combined natural and industrial landscapes can be fully appreciated. There are views from the elevated position (334 metres above

The Kleinenbremenb Visitor Mine and Museum is located in the former Wohlverwahrt iron ore mine in Kleinenbremen, a district of Porta Westfalica. Originally a limestone quarry, iron ore was discovered here [...] here in the 19th century and led to the industrial revolution in Kleinenbremen. From 1883 until the 1960s, iron ore was mined here in several shifts, first by hand and then with large machines. The mine [...] also expanded during the Second World War for underground relocation in armaments production. In the museum visitors can discover the evidence of the earth's history with regional fossils and the history of

The Klevfos museum, 20 km east of Hamar, is a conserved chemical wood pulp and paper mill, built in 1888, which once made 3000 tonnes pa of sulphate pulp that was used to make wrapping paper. Most of the

feel: entering the former Knappenrode briquette factory means to explore 100 years of Lusatian industrial history with all your senses. The visit starts by climbing the 22-metre open staircase. From up [...] landscape where former open-cast lignite mines have been transformed into attractive lakes. In the museum itself, visitors breathe the smell of pressed briquettes as if the final shift only ended yesterday

The Messerer Museum is located in a prominent position on the bank of the River Steyr in the centre of the small historic town of Steinbach an der Steyr. The production of blades and knives was among the [...] the important iron-based industries of the Steyr area for centuries. The present handsome, three-storey buildings date from 1892 with many later alterations but the site was probably used for knife grinding [...] grinding as long ago as the Middle Ages. The museum is housed in the front building. From the 1930s it was the knife factory of Franz Pils and Son. On the ground floor the production of knives is explained

has been re-developed, in part under the Bergslagen initiative which aims to transform historic industrial sites in Sweden’s mining region (i.e. Bergslagen) into centres for cultural activities and sustainable [...] The project is known as a Verket (which translates as ‘Agency’) and as an Invelsemuseum (‘empathy museum’). Visitors can now explore the blast furnaces and the Siemens-Martin steel plant, whose workings

ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF KOSOVO Listen The country has plains of fertile farmland and rich deposits of ores and lignite, but it has never managed to get sustainable development off the ground. The [...] hydroelectric power plant was built in Prizren, which has since been converted into an electricity museum. A British company invested in the extraction of lead, zinc and other raw materials in the Trepça [...] the 1960s. In accordance with socialist economic doctrine, investments flowed mainly into heavy industry: the government intensified the mining of the large lignite deposits, and the electricity generated

region in 1885. It was on an important route connecting the growing industrial region of Silesia with the port of Gdańsk. The museum was begun in 1992 and is continuing to develop. Its collection of vehicles [...] The Railway Museum in Kościerzyna has a large and growing collection of rail vehicles with historic locomotive sheds, workshops and a 1930s office building. The original locomotive depot was built when

down, it has been completely renovated and integrated into the Kraftmuseet (Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry). The monumental architecture highlights the highly developed aesthetic taste of the

region's history contribute to activate and combine the cultural heritage with the tourism industry and convey the history of the industrial heritage develop added value based on a combination of nature and cultural [...] knowledge about the hydro power industry in the fjord district of Norway develop and strengthen the awareness of the cultural value of the sites and objects of industrial heritage as an important part of the [...] cultural heritage and how the waterfalls have been and still are the most green and sustainable power resource by turning water into electricity. The tourism potential of this cultural and industrial heritage

ditches were dug in order to generate energy using water wheels. This meant that an attractive industrial heritage landscape developed which can still be seen at many sites today. There were once 48 forges

they were a means of enforcing industrial discipline, as well as means of philanthropy. Krupp`s own mansion, the Villa Hugel in Essen-Bredeney, is conserved as a museum. Krupp's family continued to control [...] almost ceased by the time of his death. The development of this small concern into the largest industrial company in Europe was due largely to his son, Alfred Krupp. When the building of main line railways [...] comprised 50% of the output of his company, which, with 20,200 employees was claimed to be the largest industrial concern in the world. Krupp gained a reputation as a benign employer. The company`s workers settlements