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The Industrial Heritage Trail (german: Route der Industriekultur) links tourist attractions related to the
industrial heritage Industrial heritage refers to the physical remains of the history of technology and industry, such as manufacturing and mining sites, as well as power and transportation infrastructure. Another definition expands this scope so that the term a ...
in the
Ruhr area The Ruhr ( ; german: Ruhrgebiet , also ''Ruhrpott'' ), also referred to as the Ruhr area, sometimes Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 2,800/km ...
in
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is a part of the
European Route of Industrial Heritage The European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH) is a tourist route of the most important industrial heritage sites in Europe. This is a tourism industry information initiative to present a network of industrial heritage sites across Europe. The a ...
. The series of routes were developed between 1989 and 1999, however additions are still being made.


The route

The trail network connects museums and exhibitions that present the industrial revolution during the last 750 years in the Ruhr area. It includes 400 km of road network and about 700 km of bicycle tracks.


The attractions

There are 52 main attractions on the trail. *
Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum The Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen is a railway museum situated south of the city of Bochum in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded by DGEG, the German Railway History Company in 1977 and is based in a locomotive depot ...
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German Inland Waterways Museum The German Inland Waterways Museum (Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt) is located in Ruhrort, Duisburg at the nucleus of Duisburg-Ruhrorter ports which today make up the largest European inland harbour complex. The museum was founded in 1 ...
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Villa Hügel The Villa Hügel is a 19th-century mansion in Bredeney, now part of Essen, Germany. It was built by the industrialist Alfred Krupp in 1870-1873 as his main residence and was the home of the Krupp family until after World War II. More recently, th ...
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Zeche Carl 150px, Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail Zeche Carl (Carl Mine) is a cultural centre set up by Essen Council in a former coal mine. History The mine was founded by the Hercules Company in Altenessen in 1855. It should not be confused with the He ...
File:Grubenlampe, Halde Rheinpreußen, Blaue Stunde, 2010-10-09, I.jpg, In the category ''Panoramas'' are many spoil tips, e.g. here the
Halde Rheinpreußen The Halde Rheinpreußen is a spoil tip in the German city Moers which lies above its ambit. It is part of the category ''Panoramas'' of the Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail. In 1963, the spoil tip was heaped up with materials of the pit 5/9, i.e. ...
File:LaPaDu Panorama 2010-10-03.jpg,
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord Landschaftspark is a public park located in Duisburg- Meiderich, Germany. It was designed in 1991 by Latz + Partner (Peter Latz), with the intention that it work to heal and understand the industrial past, rather than trying to reject it. The pa ...
File:Elefantengebäude -Maximilian Park-2.JPG, The ''glass elephant'' in
Hamm Hamm (, Latin: ''Hammona'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. As of 2016 its population was 179,397. The city is situated between the A1 motorway and A2 motorway. Hamm railwa ...


See also

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History of the Ruhr District The actual boundaries of the Ruhr vary slightly depending on the source, but a good working definition is to define the Lippe and Ruhr as its northern and southern boundaries respectively, the Rhine as its western boundary, and the town of Hamm a ...


References


External links


www.route-industriekultur.de
German tourist routes Ruhr Industrial history of Germany Tourist attractions in North Rhine-Westphalia Heritage trails {{NorthRhineWestphalia-struct-stub