What to do and see in Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia: The Best Historic Sites

October 27, 2021 Myesha Cogley

Discover the best top things to do in Ruhr Area, Germany including Herz-Jesu-Kirche - Bochum, LVR-Niederrheinmuseum Wesel, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen, Haus Witten (Burg Berge zu Witten), Peschkenhaus, LWL-Industriemuseum Zeche Nachtigall, Kloster Kamp, Halde Rheinelbe, Burg Hardenstein, LVR-Industriemuseum Zinc Factory Altenberg.
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1. Herz-Jesu-Kirche - Bochum

Reichsstrasse 31 Kath Gemeinde Herz Jesu Hamme, 44809 Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany http://www.st-peter-paul-bochum.kirche-vor-ort.de/5960.html
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Herz-Jesu-Kirche - Bochum

2. LVR-Niederrheinmuseum Wesel

An der Zitadelle 14 - 20, 46483 Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany +49 281 339960 [email protected] https://niederrheinmuseum-wesel.lvr.de/de/das_museum/das_museum.html
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LVR-Niederrheinmuseum Wesel

3. Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen

Gelsenkirchener Str. 181 45309, 45309 Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany +49 201 246810 http://www.zollverein.de/
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Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen

Reviewed By KarinvanB

They are still re-opening/re-arranging areas of the old mines for the people. You can get on the terrain without paying a fee and just walk around. There is also a cycling path. I would suggest to visit the museum. The very long escalator is a highlight itself. There is plenty to see. You can have a drink afterwards at the cafe. Plenty of parkingspaces. The area is also good accessable by train. Everywhere in Essen you see pictures of the Zollverein. Happy I finally got to meet it, in real life????.

4. Haus Witten (Burg Berge zu Witten)

Ruhrstr. 86, 58452 Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany http://www.kulturforum-witten.de/saalbauhauswitten/hauswitten.html
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Haus Witten (Burg Berge zu Witten)

5. Peschkenhaus

Meerstr. 1, 47441 Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany http://www.peschkenhaus.de
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Peschkenhaus

6. LWL-Industriemuseum Zeche Nachtigall

Nachtigallstr. 35, 58452 Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany +49 2302 936640 [email protected] http://www.lwl-industriemuseum.de
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LWL-Industriemuseum Zeche Nachtigall

People began chipping out the first lumps of “black gold” from the hillsides of the Ruhrgebiet around 300 years ago. The Nightingale Colliery will take you back to the time when miners could walk straight inside the galleries to get at the coal; and later sunk the first shafts below ground. Equipped with a helmet and pit lamp visitors can take a walk down the narrow gangway of our mining gallery to a genuine coal streak and experience the unique atmosphere of early mining. One of the oldest hauling engines in the region can be seen in operation in the engine house.

7. Kloster Kamp

Klosterstrasse, Kamp-Lintfort, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany +49 4902 8429275 http://www.kloster-kamp.de/
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Kloster Kamp

8. Halde Rheinelbe

Leithestrasse, 44866 Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany +49 209 1474844 http://www.metropoleruhr.de/freizeit-sport/ausflugsziele/gelsenkirchen/halde-rheinelbe.html
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Halde Rheinelbe

9. Burg Hardenstein

Hardensteiner Weg, Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany http://www.burgfreunde-hardenstein.de/aktuelles.html
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Burg Hardenstein

10. LVR-Industriemuseum Zinc Factory Altenberg

Hansastr. 18, 46049 Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany +49 2234 9921555 [email protected] http://www.industriemuseum.lvr.de/zinkfabrikaltenberg
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LVR-Industriemuseum Zinc Factory Altenberg

The Altenberg zinc factory is expected to be closed until 2023 due to reconstruction measures. A new permanent exhibition is planned. It will relate more strongly to the zinc factory than before. The life and work of the people in the region will take center stage. The curators want to pursue the question of how industry and its development has influenced the people. Current changes and the question of the future of work will also be examined. As the site of the LVR Industrial Museum, the Rheinisches Landesmuseum fur Industrie- und Sozialgeschichte, these areas will naturally continue to be the focus of attention.

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