Zollverein is the meeting place for past, present and future. The past is explored by the "Heritage Trail", bringing to life the history and technology of what was once Europe's largest coal mine. What [...] of coal to the profound process of transformation that we witness today. This process has earned Zollverein its reputation as "the most beautiful colliery in the world", in particular thanks to the careful [...] theatre shows, not to speak of congresses, conferences and trade fairs. The future has already begun. Zollverein is being developed into an innovative meeting point for design and the arts. This is already reflected

Das Energiemuseum Lichtfabrik in Ponferrada, Spanien, symbolisiert eine neue, vielversprechende Technologie: Licht als erste Anwendung in der Geschichte der industriellen Stromerzeugung. Dabei diente

Sayner Hütte bei ERIH in einer Reihe mit Welterbestätten wie der Völklinger Hütte und der Zeche Zollverein steht“, so Schneider. Zum Festakt am 24. März um 15:00 Uhr wird auch ERIH-Präsident Prof. Meinrad

Sayner Hütte has joined the ranks of ERIH World Heritage Sites such as Völklingen Ironworks and the Zollverein Mine and Coking Plant." ERIH President Prof. Meinrad Grewenig, also Chairman of the Advisory Board

especially for the exhibition area in circular thickener I of the "Portal of Industrial Heritage" at Zollverein Mine World Heritage Site in Essen. It complements the multimedia information offered by the "Portal

around 1930 according to the plans of the same team of architects who also designed pit XII at the Zollverein colliery in Essen. As late as 1955, 4,400 miners were still extracting around 1.2 million tonnes

ironworks, which made pig iron using charcoal fuel. After 1842 they could export across the whole Zollverein customs union, and in 1845 they expanded production by building the Eich ironworks, which was the [...] ironworks, which made pig iron using charcoal fuel. After 1842 they could export across the whole Zollverein customs union, and in 1845 they expanded production by building the Eich ironworks, which was the

Adventure Essen (D) Zollverein Coking Plant WHS. Ice Ring Essen (D). Zollverein Coking Plant WHS. Swimming Pool Essen (D). Zollverein Mine World Heritage Site Essen (D). Zollverein Coking Plant WHS Euskirchen

day in 1837. They lived in a villa next to the mill. After 1842, Luxembourg’s membership of the Zollverein customs union with German states helped their products reach wider markets. In 1851, they expanded [...] when it employed 2,000 people. However, following the First World War, the dissolution of the Zollverein and then the Depression caused it to decline. The company closed in 1939. The last director, Emile

The Light Factory. Museum of Energy in Ponferrada, Spain, symbolises a new, promising technology: light as first application in the history of industrial power generation. Built in 1919, the thermal p

Point offers vivid insights into inland shipping and the canal system of the last 100 years. The Zollverein colliery , the district's only World Heritage Site, doesn't really need much more to be said about

the Nuremberg Declaration on German Industrial Heritage, and one year later, at ERIH Anchor Point Zollverein World Heritage Site , they passed a resolution to formally establish the federal association, which

will be provided by "Kai & Funky" from the iconic band "Ton Steine Scherben". World Heritage Site Zollverein will host exhibitions and live music as well as a water orchestra and the illuminated walk act

than three drone shows produce stunning light effects in the skies above the ERIH Anchor Points Zollverein World Heritage Site in Essen and LWL Museum Henrichshütte in Hattingen as well as the Westerholt

Drohnenshows zeichnen ihre rasanten Lichteffekte in den Himmel: über den ERIH-Ankerpunkten Welterbe Zollverein in Essen und LWL-Museum Henrichshütte in Hattingen sowie über der Zeche Westerholt in Gelsenkirchen

and the trestle winding gear above the central shaft, no. 7, built in 1955 from a design by the Zollverein architect, Fritz Schupp. The first new jobs were created here as early as 2002. Now the “Ewald

further information on ERIH membership. 19 February 2008: Founding meeting of the ERIH association Zollverein Mine WHS Essen. Germany ['ERIH' - 'European Route of Industrial Heritage'® is registered as European

Presentation "Change with an Impact" 31 Aug 2017: Launch ERIH Presentation "Change with an Impact" at Zollverein WHS, Essen ERIH Conference 2023 - Bilbao (E) ERIH Conference 2022 Esch-sur-Alzette (L) & Online

Westphalian Salt Experience. Bad Sassendorf (D) World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station. Grimeton (S) Zollverein Mine World Heritage Site. Essen (D) ERIH Conference 2022 Esch-sur-Alzette (L) & Online ERIH Conference