Cultural Routes

LVR Industry Museum / LVR-Industriemuseum

Cultural Route

• European Route of Industrial Heritage

Country

• Germany

Member Category

• Cultural Institution / NGO
• Museum
• Heritage Site

Member Status

Individual

Year of Accession to Membership

N/D

Contact Details

Hansastraße 18
DE-46049 Oberhausen

Tel: +49 (0)208 8579-0
Website: www.industriemuseum.lvr.de
Email: industriemuseum[at]lvr.de

Tuchfabrik Müller (Müller Cloth Mill)
Carl-Koenen-Straße 25b
DE-53881 Euskirchen

Tel: +49 (0)2234 9921555
Website: www.industriemuseum.lvr.de/de/die_museen/ euskirchen/tuchfabrik_mueller.html
Email: info[at]kulturinfo-rheinland.de

Gesenkschmiede Hendrichs (Hendrichs Drop Forge)
Merscheider Straße 289 – 297
DE-42699 Solingen

Tel: +49 (0)2234 9921555
Website: www.industriemuseum.lvr.de/de/die_museen/ solingen/gesenkschmiede_hendrichs.html
Email: info[at]kulturinfo-rheinland.de

Contact Person

N/D

Main Town/Region

Oberhausen (Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia)

Site Town/Region

Euskirchen (Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia) / Solingen (Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia)

Main GPS Location

51.474765, 6.847801

Site GPS Location

50.648880, 6.823665 / 51.170895, 7.038467

UNESCO World Heritage List

N/D

European Heritage Label

N/D

Other Heritage Labels

N/D

Description

The Müller Cloth Mill illustrates the production process of a cloth mill thanks to working machinery and equipment dating back to the beginning of the 20th century.
The Museum set up in the former Hendrichs Drop Forge premises, illustrates the manufacturing process of scissors at an authentic and operational workshop, and provides an overview of Solingen's industrialization since the early 19th century.
LVR Industry Museum is a is an industrial museum with 6 decentralised locations in Rhineland (North Rhine-Westphalia). The Regional Association of Rhineland (Landschaftsverband Rheinland, LVR) is responsible for the LVR Industry Museum. LVR is a public corporation without territorial sovereignty fulfilling tasks in different field of actions.
The Müller Cloth Mill in Euskirchen and the Hendrichs Drop Forge in Solingen are Anchor Points of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

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