Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
World Heritage
Germany
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The Zollverein industrial area in North Rhine-Westphalia contains the intact infrastructure of a historic coal mining site as well as a number of 20th-century buildings of outstanding architectural value. It is a striking testimony to the development and decline of this important industry over the past 150 years.
# history
# Architectural Value
# Customs Union
# Coal Mine
# Industrial Park
# North Rhine-Westphalia
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen/The winding tower of Shaft 12 with inscription Zollverein has become a well-known symbol of Essen an.jpg)
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![](/static/image/heritage_image/Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen/Former boiler house of Shaft 12 in the typical Bauhaus style with red steel trusses. Today it houses.jpg)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen/Rear view of shaft 12.jpg)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen/Zollverein coking plant.jpg)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen/December 23, 1986, Final working day.jpg)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen/Zollverein Coal Mine, shaft 12.jpg)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen/Historic former coal mine in the city of Essen in North Rhine Westphalia.jpg)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen/Escalator to former coal washing plant.jpg)
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e-mail address | mailto:info@zollverein.de |
World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
Atlas Obscura identifier | zollverein |
uses | 1042643911 |
country | Germany |
start time | 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z |
executive body | Zollverein Coal Mine industrial complex |
industry | Zeche_Zollverein |
ELSTAT geographical code | zollverein |
number of rooms | viaf-305268413 |
office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/03b_j49 |
Commons category | Zollverein Coal Mine industrial complex |
inception | 1847-01-01T00:00:00Z |
coordinate location | Point(7.04408 51.4865) |
official website | https://www.zollverein.de/ |
language of work or name | German |
start time | 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z |
official name | Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen |
image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zeche%20Zollverein%20abends.jpg |
media legend | Zollverein Coal Mine, shaft 12 |
start time | 1847-01-01T00:00:00Z |
end time | 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z |