#25YearRoute #EverythingGoodRoute
Since 1999, the Industrial Culture Route has been offering a cultural offering that is unique in the world. For 25 years, the Industrial Culture Route has been combining living (industrial) history and tourist highlights. We are celebrating the anniversary in 2024 with events and activities around the Industrial Heritage Route - celebrate with us!
News and events
Just in time for the route's 25th birthday, the “Bicycle Summer of Industrial Culture” will take place again. And of course the popular festival […]
Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of industrial monuments in the Ruhr area with a photography course. From May 10th to 12th, 2024 […]
At night in the museum – landscape ecologist Heike Kalfhues (NABU Haltern) takes the participants into the exciting world of noctules, long-eared bats and […]
Full program on April 28.4.2024th, 10 at the Henrichshütte Hattingen. There are numerous activities and offers for the whole family at the museum festival: XNUMX […]
Guided tours, boat tours and a program for the whole family: bouncy castles, games, hands-on stations, trips on the museum steamer “Cerberus”, museum tours and much more […]
After almost a decade of planning and construction work, the renovation work on the salt warehouse and the associated salt factory at the coking plant has been completed.
The Center for International Light Art (ZfIL) in Unna is presenting fascinating […]
The 34 kilometer long route leads from the Henrichenburg ship lift along the Dortmund-Ems Canal to the Hansa coking plant in Dortmund-Huckarde. Herbert Niewerth […]
ANCHOR POINTS
The Route of Industrial Culture includes 27 historic locations with special historical significance. They are the industrial monuments most attractive to tourists in the Ruhr area and therefore the anchor points of the route. Here, visitors can experience industrial culture and the history of the Ruhr area directly and impressively.
PANORAMAS
The 17 panoramas and vantage points of the Route of Industrial Culture guarantee special insights and fascinating views of one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe. The former industrial wastelands, monuments and towers often allow all-round views of the region. As the "artificial summit" of the Ruhr area, the heaps combine the areas of recreation, art and history. And where the overburden of mines and smelters was once dumped, people and nature have long since reclaimed the land and new forms of leisure activities have established themselves.
SETTLEMENTS
When the number of workers skyrocketed thanks to the industrial giants steel and coal in the Ruhr area, one thing above all was needed: living space. The solution was factory settlements and colliery colonies. 13 of the most important settlements in the region are part of the Industrial Heritage Route. In addition to the diverse architecture and the picturesque buildings of the workers' settlements, they are also a monument to everyday life in the "inner colony".
ROUTE BY BIKE
DIVERSITY ALONG THE ROUTE
150 years of industrial culture on a 400-kilometer route
The Route of Industrial Culture connects the most important and most attractive industrial monuments in the Ruhr area as a tourist themed route. The network of the route includes 27 anchor points, locations with special historical significance and outstanding tourist attractiveness. In addition, 17 vantage points, 13 settlements and numerous themed routes belong to the Route of Industrial Heritage.
