Mine Consolidation

Mine Consolidation is an abandoned mine in Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia. Mine Consolidation is situated nearby to the church St. Franziskus, as well as near the railway station Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck train station.

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Type: Abandoned mine
Description: mine in Germany
Also known as: “mine Consolidation” and “Zeche Consolidation (Steinkohlebergwerk)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck train station and St. Franziskus.

Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck train station

Railway station

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Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck train station is a railway station, which is situated 790 metres north of Mine Consolidation.

St. Franziskus

Church

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St. Franziskus is a church, which is situated 710 metres southwest of Mine Consolidation.

ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen

Zoo

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ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen, founded on April 14, 1949, as "Ruhr-Zoo", is one of the most modern zoological gardens in Germany. It was founded on a heavily shelled area in Gelsenkirchen adjacent to a port on the Rhine–Herne Canal. ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen is situated 1½ km north of Mine Consolidation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gelsenkirchen-Schalke and Ückendorf.

Gelsenkirchen-Schalke

Suburb

Gelsenkirchen-Schalke is a quarter of Gelsenkirchen. In its current boundaries, it has an area of 2.968 square kilometres and 21,510 inhabitants. Thanks to the local football club FC Schalke 04, the district is at least as well known nationally as the city of Gelsenkirchen.