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Season opening at Zollverein

Sports & Freetime children program Gastronomy exhibition Sightseeing tour/flight Guided tour/visit Other Socializing/games/meetings

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City: Essen
Postal code: 45309
Street: Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site

To celebrate the day, many free activities await visitors at the Ruhr Museum, the Heritage Trail, the Hands-on Coal Mine, PACT Zollverein, and many other locations within the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Food and drinks will be provided by... Zollverein restaurants and a food truck offering. The complete program will be available in spring 2026 at www.auf-zollverein.de and can be downloaded from the flyer below.

25 Years of Zollverein World Heritage

The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on December 14, 2001. Since then, the former industrial site has officially been one of the world's most important cultural assets. Further information on UNESCO's rationale and the history of Zollverein can be found [here/on the website]. here.

UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein
45309 food

Free entry

Bad weather offer
for any weather
for children (any age)
Suitable for prams
for children (0-3 years)
for children (3-6 years)
for children (6-10 years)
for children (from 10 years)
for families
for individual guests
Eintritt frei