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Zollverein Foundation / Stiftung Zollverein

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
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Contact Details
Bullmannaue 11
DE-45327 Essen

Tel: +49 (0)201 246810
Website: www.zollverein.de
Email: info[at]zollverein.de

UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein (Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Besucherzentrum Zollverein (Zollverein Visitor Center)
Zeche Zollverein Schacht XII Gebäude A 14 / Kohlenwäsche
Gelsenkirchener Straße 181
DE-45309 Essen

Tel: +49 (0)201 246810
Website: www.zollverein.de
Email: info[at]zollverein.de
Contact Person
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Main Town/Region
Stoppenberg (Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia)
Site Town/Region
Stoppenberg (Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia)
Main GPS Location
51.491428, 7.046884
Site GPS Location
51.486886, 7.045120
UNESCO World Heritage List
N/D
European Heritage Label
N/D
Other Heritage Labels
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Description
Zeche Zollverein is a coal mine industrial complex in Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia). The complex, founded in 1847, was one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The former coal washery, part of the UNESCO World Heritages Site, hosts the Ruhr Museum. The Museum illustrates the industrial history of the Ruhr basin.
The Zollverein Foundation is in charge of the management of the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
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Neumünster Abbey, Luxembourg