Visited in 2018
Duration of visit : 3,5 hours
Bergwerk W
This mine was built in the early 20th century by the state owned mining company. For representative purposes the buildings were built with red bricks, featuring curved facades.
Already in the 1920’s, the mine produced over 1 million tons of coal per year and at the start of the Second World War the mine saw an increasing demand of coal for use in the weapon and steel industry. After the war a new shaft was dug and the mine got modernized.
In the 1960’s the mine started using mine carts with a capacity of 4500 Litres which increased the efficiency. It changed ownership a few times until the closure in the late 2000’s.
