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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

16.03.2024 – 03.11.2024 Dragons in the maxi park

Immerse yourself in the mystical world of the Middle Ages in Maximilian Park! The new family exhibition “In the Land of Dragons” takes the […]

31.03.2024 | 10:00 Easter egg hunt in the railway museum

The traditional, popular large Easter egg hunt starts in the Bochum Railway Museum on Easter Sunday. In the historic and weather-protected locomotive shed there are numerous [...]

26.03.2024 | 10:00 – 16:00 Zollern Goes Minecraft

Holiday workshop for Minecraft fans: The gamification workshop “Zellern Goes Minecraft” is a great opportunity to look at a completely different […]

23.03.2024 – 07.04.2024 The Zollverein roller skating rink is coming back

During the NRW Easter holidays from March 23rd to April 7th, 2024, the popular roller skating rink is coming back to Zollverein. On the […]

24.03.2024 | 10:00 – 18:00 Muttental festival at the Nachtigall colliery

On Sunday, March 24th, the LWL Industrial Museum Zeche Nachtigall is hosting the Muttental Festival with a varied program for children and adults. […]

24.03.2024 | 10:00 Season opening at Zollverein

At the opening of the “Outdoor Season” there are a variety of exciting tours, interesting exhibitions, surprising performances and […]

November 22.03.2024th, 24.03.2024 – November 10th, 00 | 18:00 a.m. – XNUMX:XNUMX p.m Spring market in the Maxipark

The open-air season begins with the spring market in Maxipark Hamm. From Friday, March 22nd to Sunday, March 24th, 2024, the […]

23.03.2024 – 23.03.2025 Special exhibition: Families under steam

At the Museum of German Inland Shipping in Duisburg-Ruhrort, a new special exhibition entitled “Families […]

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".

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.

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Friedrich Heinrich colliery park in Kamp-Lintfort
Settlement Zugtenstraße Lünen
Berger monument on the Hohenstein
Heap Pattberg Moers
Hohensyburg Dortmund
TV tower Florian Dortmund
Seam thick bench
Recklinghausen substation
Tippelsberg Bochum
Old settlement Friedrich Heinrich
Workers' settlement Altenhof II
Workers' settlement Lange Riege
The Hohenhof - The Museum of the Hagen Impulse
Heap Kissinger height
Garden City of Welheim
Zeche Ewald
Mine heap Schwerin
Haniel dump
Settlement Rheinprussia
Alsum mountain
Duisburg inner harbour
Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord
Tiger & Turtle—Magic Mountain
LVR Industrial Museum Peter-Behrens-Bau
Stockpile Rhine Prussia
Schüngelberg settlement in Gelsenkirchen
Teutoburgia colliery settlement
Workers' settlement Dahlhauser Heide
Old Colony Evening
Margarethenhöhe
Eisenheim workers' settlement
LVR Industrial Museum St. Antony Hütte
Schurenbachhalde
Rungenberg dump
Rheinelbe dump
Heap of large wood
Tetrahedron Bottrop
Haniel dump
Hoheward dump
LWL Museum Zollern colliery
LWL Museum Nightingale colliery
Villa Hill
LWL-Museum ship lift Henrichenburg
Museum of German Inland Navigation
Maximilian Park Hamm
North Star Park Gelsenkirchen
Linden Brewery Unna
Hansa coking plant
Century Hall Bochum
LWL Museum Henrichshütte
Gasometer Oberhausen
LWL open-air museum in Hagen
Railway Museum Bochum
German Mining Museum Bochum
DASA world of work exhibition
Chemical Park Marl
UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein
Aquarius Water Museum