Stadtbezirk VI

Places of Interest

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

Park

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The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, and mining activities took place from 1851 until 23 December 1986.

Ruhr Museum

Museum

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The Ruhr Museum, formerly the Ruhrland Museum, is a diverse natural history and cultural history museum for the Ruhrgebiet in Essen, Germany. The sponsor is the Stiftung Ruhr Museum. The director since 2012 is the historian Heinrich Theodor Grütter.

Zeche Carl

Community center

Photo: Kleunam, CC BY 3.0.

Zeche Carl is a cultural centre set up by Essen Council in a former coal mine.

Places in the Area

Gelsenkirchen

Photo: NatiSythen, Public domain.

Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia. Gelsenkirchen, like neighbouring cities, is refining its image promoting its industrial culture. Old refineries have been remodelled into event halls and ice skating rinks.

Wattenscheid

Suburb

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Wattenscheid is a Stadtbezirk of the German city of Bochum, in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia. Until its incorporation into Bochum in 1975, Wattenscheid was an independent town with a long history dating back to its first recorded mention in 880. Wattenscheid is situated 6 km east of Stadtbezirk VI.

Leithe

Suburb

Photo: Raenmaen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leithe is the northwesternmost part of the city of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The population used to speak Westphalian, but now standard German is the commonly used language. Leithe is situated 4½ km east of Stadtbezirk VI.

Stadtbezirk VI

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