l Park of Sardinia in Italy. It was here, in the mines of Montevecchio on the west coast of Sardinia, that one of the most important ore and zinc mines in Europe was once located. Visitors can follow five [...] five guided tours to see how metal ores were mined here around the mid-19th century. Not far away are the Masua mines with the port of Flavia , which is built into the local cliff and from which the Belgian [...] with ore using conveyor belts. The Sala silver mine , an ERIH site in Sweden, possibly represents the future of the European zinc industry. Although mining in Sweden's once richest source of silver, which
heritage of Central Hesse. Another example is the smelting and forging day at the Fortuna visitor mine and ERIH Anchor Point in Solms, which, with three bloomery furnaces specifically put into operation
The theme of this year's edition of the festival is "Art (in) Industry". Indeed, INDUSTIRADA draws many exciting connections between the two sectors. One of the outstanding architectural achievements
in Langreo, the Samuño Valley Mining Ecomuseum in Ciaño and, of course, the two Anchor Points of the Regional Route, the Asturian Railway Museum in Gijón and the Sotón Mine in San Martín del Rey. The latter [...] latter welcomes visitors with an exciting tour leading to 556 metres below ground – in full mining gear with alternate underwear, overall, helmet, lamp and breathing device. The ERIH Board met on 27 and
market and is also hosting its current exhibition "Glass Art from Bohemia". At the Hessian Brown Coal Mining Museum in Borken, guided tours below and above ground provide an insight into the everyday working
the Luxembourg mining and steelmaking district: the coexistence of industrial heritage and nature worth protecting. Highlight of the ERIH Anchor Point National Museum of Iron Ore Mines in the small town [...] town of Rumelange, bordering neighbouring mining regions of Lorraine and Saarland, is the exciting ride on the mine train that leads 580 metres into the mountain. For almost 150 years, from 1824 to 1964 [...] , is illustrated by an industrial plant that, in the 19th century, ranked among the largest coal mines in neighbouring Belgium: Grand Hornu , whose vast English garden city-style workers' estate and monumental
festival inside the festival is provided by the MIND WORLD programme in the Mining Technology Park, a 5.4-hectare former open-cast mining site showcasing historic machinery and automotive technology. During the
almost all its sites taking part, including the Anchor Points "Guido" Coal Mine and Queen Louise Adit in Zabrze, the Historic Silver Mine World Heritage Site in Tarnowskie Góry and the Brewery Museum in Żywiec
from 1 to 11 September. A tour of the "Christine" slate mine in Willingen, for example, takes visitors into the underground history of regional mining, while they learn a lot about the history and technology
industry. Testimony to this is provided by the Irugurutzeta furnaces in Irun as well as the Mutiloa mining area in the municipality of Ormaiztegi, with its iron ores supplying English and French foundries
"Even though the mine officially ceased operations in 1983," she stated, "mining has shaped the region and its people for many generations. Fortuna Mine was literally a lucky thing for the whole region [...] sponsoring association, Geowelt Fortuna e. V., "whose commitment and passion made Fortuna Mine what it is today." The mine's outstanding value for industrial heritage is enhanced by its role as a geological [...] National GEOPARK Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus. Highlights of the site such as the ride in the pit cage, the mine train and numerous original machines provide visitors and students with exciting impressions and
played by Freiberg, a major mining centre in the region and the first free mining town in Germany following early traces of silver in 1168. It is also home to the Bergakademie (Mining Academy), founded in 1765 [...] world's oldest mining institute still in existence and the place where, for example, the elements indium and germanium were discovered in the 19th century. The Freiberg Municipal and Mining Museum reveals [...] galleries underground. The "Stary Martin" (Old Martin) mine adit in Czech Krupka owns the longest lode of tin ore in Central Europe, and the Altenberg Mining Museum illustrates the background of a huge crater
an integral part of the experience. In Malliß, for example, visitors follow the traces of lignite mining along the canals to the Marien-Stollen. In Neumünster, they walk along the course of the river Schwale
direct consequence of that industrialization process. Thus, industrial landscapes, whether urban, mining, port, etc., have themselves become resources with great cultural and tourist potential. Landscapes
Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales illustrates the transformation that industrial slate quarrying and mining brought about in the traditional rural environment of the mountains and valleys of the Snowdon massif [...] (1780-1914). The serial property comprises six components each encompassing relict quarries and mines, archaeological sites related to slate industrial processing, historical settlements, both living [...] further industrial heritage sites and monuments: the Cordouan Lighthouse in France, the Roșia Montană Mining Landscape in Romania, and the Trans-Iranian Railway . By contrast, Liverpool, one of England's most
Monuments, including the ERIH Anchor Points "Guido" Coal Mine and Queen Louise Adit in Zabrze, the Brewery Museum in Zywiec and the Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry. Other ERIH sites involved are the [...] Workers' Settlement in Katowice, the Bread and School Museum in Radzionków and the Ignacy Historical Mine in Rybnik. All visitors are invited to join in discovering the secrets of the world of technology:
right in the heart of the Bizkaia mining zone and dating back to the 16th century, with the Dolomite Museum in Karrantza featuring an exhibition on dolomite mining as of the 1950s. There are two ERIH [...] inhabitants. Its prosperity owes much to industrialisation, which began in the 1840s with iron ore mining in the province of Bizkaia, thus transforming this sub-region into a European centre of heavy industry
Following its extensive expansion and conversion in 1912-15, it was the first fully electrified mine in the Ostrava mining district. This was thanks to a brand new engine room, equipped with two Siemens-Schuckert [...] slate mine is one of the few remaining examples of the regional slate industry that flourished around 1900. Its importance is reflected in the fact that there are seven other disused slate mines in the [...] belonged at the time - the blast furnaces of Dolni Vitkovice were fed with coke. The nearby Michal mine in Ostrava-Michálkovice, another ERIH Anchor Point, can also boast a pioneering achievement: Following
ore mining in Hesse. Today, the former Fortuna red ironstone mine is Hesse's first ERIH Anchor Point. Highlights such as the rope ride in the pit cage to a depth of 150 metres, the ride in the mine train [...] railway facilities into museums. The Fortuna visitor mine in the woodlands north of Solms-Oberbiel near Wetzlar, Germany, was the penultimate iron ore mine in Germany to cease operations. This was in 1983 [...] includes a geologist for the first time this year. He stands for the additional role of the visitor mine as a geo-information centre in the National GEOPARK Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus. Monfalcone, Italy's n
