anchor points
The Route of Industrial Culture - A unique theme route that connects the most impressive industrial monuments in the Ruhr area over a distance of 400 kilometers. The most important testimonies to the 150-year industrial past of the Ruhr area can be discovered along the route.
Cities:
Friedrich Heinrich in Kamp-Lintfort is considered a crystallization point for industrial culture and is the westernmost point of the route. The mine had a significant influence on urban development and today wonderfully combines nature and industrial culture.
This anchor point is a modern business premises, museum and monument at the same time. The "Electricity Journey Through Time" in the Recklinghausen substation presents the cultural, social and technical history of electrification on 2500 square meters.
The "Hohenhof" with the "Museum of the Hagen Impulse" is a special department of the Osthaus Museum. The former home of Karl Ernst Osthaus is a unique art nouveau total work of art, built in 1906-1908 in the garden suburb of Hohenhagen. The architecture and the original interior design of the representative rooms by Henry van de Velde can be viewed, as well as an exhibition on the "Hagener Impulse". Also on display are outstanding artworks by Ferdinand Hodler and Aristide Maillol.
Herten's old and new hot spot With its long history, the colliery site in Herten is an impressive testament to several mining eras and is today a diverse future and leisure location.
Bistros and restaurants right on the water, attractive events for all generations. Glitzy modern office complexes alongside nostalgic warehouse buildings. Duisburg's inner harbor is one of the best examples of post-industrial reuse and is therefore one of the most popular destinations in the region.
This is how industrial culture works: Where people used to labor, celebrate, climb, dive, today more than a million visitors hike every year. A disused smelting works became a big city oasis.
The imposing Peter Behrens Building in Oberhausen is the former main warehouse of Gutehoffnungshütte and today houses more than 350.000 collection items as a depot of the LVR Industrial Museum. The permanent exhibition "Peter Behrens - Art and Technology" can be seen on the 5th floor and changing exhibitions take place on the ground floor.
The LVR industrial museum St. Antony-Hütte tells of the beginnings of the iron and steel industry in the Ruhr area.
The extensive grounds of the Zollern colliery invite young and old to explore.
On the grounds of the Nachtigall colliery, you can become a miner yourself and explore the tunnels.
The Villa Hügel is situated in the middle of a 28-hectare park landscape with a view over Lake Baldeney. Designed in 1868 by the industrialist Alfred Krupp and completed in 1873, it served as the residence of the Krupp family of entrepreneurs until 1945.
The Henrichenburg ship lift is a must-see for all fans of inland shipping.
Appropriate: At the largest inland port in Europe you will also find the largest museum of inland shipping.
Glass elephant and numerous leisure activities can be found in Maximilianpark Hamm.
In the Nordsternpark you can cycle, relax and sail on the Rhine-Herne Canal.
The cultural center Lindenbrauerei is a socio-cultural center and non-profit association on the edge of the pedestrian zone in the city center of Unna, which - like so many centers in the region - owes its name to an old production facility.
The former "forbidden city" takes visitors into the past of the Hansa coking plant.
The architecturally impressive Centennial Hall Bochum is the place to go for events of all kinds.
The blast furnace of the Henrichshütte Hattingen towers over the landscape like a colossus, a museum on the history of iron and steel with exhibits of a very special dimension.
The Gasometer Oberhausen - Cathedral of Industrial Culture
The LWL open-air museum in Hagen is one of the few pure technology museums in Germany.
Where 450 people used to prepare steam locomotives for their next journey, you can now experience railway history at your fingertips. Whether with steam, diesel or electricity - there is always movement here!
The world's largest mining museum impresses international guests with its exciting exhibition.
In the DASA exhibition, visitors immerse themselves in the working worlds of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
One of the largest chemical sites in Germany and at the same time Evonik's largest production site.
Probably the most important anchor point on the Route of Industrial Heritage is the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein.
Anchor point highlight on the route of industrial culture: the Aquarius water museum in Mülheim-Sytrum
