Völklingen Ironworks

The Völklingen Ironworks is a former blast furnace complex located in the German town of , . Pig iron production occurred at the site from 1882 through 1986.
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  • Opening hours:
    March 25th—November 4th: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
    November 5th—April 13th: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: ironworks
  • Also known as: “Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte”
  • Address: Rathausstraße 75-79, Völklingen, 66333
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burden Shed and Blasting hall.

Industrial building
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is an industrial building.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 280 metres southeast of Völklingen Ironworks.

Square
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is a square, which is situated 210 metres east of Völklingen Ironworks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Völklingen and Röchlinghöhe.

Town
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is a town in the , in , . It is situated on the river , approx. 10 km west of , and directly borders .

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Völklingen Ironworks.

Village
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is a municipality in the , in , Germany. It is situated on the river , approximately 6 km southeast of , and 15 km west of . is situated 4 km northwest of Völklingen Ironworks.

Völklingen Ironworks

Latitude
49.249° or 49° 14′ 56″ north
Longitude
6.84412° or 6° 50′ 39″ east
Open location code
8FX86RXV+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 14383650
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­recreation_ground
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q127754
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Völklingen Ironworks” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մետալուրգիական գործարան Ֆյոլկլինգենում”
  • Basque: “Völklingengo burdingintza”
  • Catalan: “Foneria de Völklingen”
  • Chinese: “弗爾克林根鋼鐵廠”
  • Czech: “Železárny ve Völklingenu”
  • Czech: “Železářské hutě ve Völklingenu”
  • Dutch: “IJzersmelterij van Volklingen”
  • Dutch: “IJzersmelterij van Völklingen”
  • Esperanto: “Völklinger Hütte”
  • Finnish: “Völklingenin ruukki”
  • French: “usine sidérurgique de Völklingen”
  • French: “Usine sidérurgique de Völklingen”
  • Galician: “Ferraría de Völklingen”
  • Georgian: “ფელკლინგერის მეტალურგიული ქარხანა”
  • German: “Völklinger Hütte”
  • Greek: “Χαλυβουργία του Φέλκλινγκεν”
  • Hebrew: “תעשיות הברזל בפלקלינגן”
  • Hindi: “वोल्क्लिंगेन आयरनवर्क्स”
  • Hungarian: “Völklingeni vasmű”
  • Indonesian: “Pandai Besi Völklingen”
  • Italian: “Stabilimento siderurgico di Völklingen”
  • Italian: “Usine sidérurgique de Völklingen”
  • Italian: “Völklingen Ironworks”
  • Japanese: “フェルクリンゲン製鉄所”
  • Luxembourgish: “Völklinger Hütte”
  • Macedonian: “Фелклингенска железарница”
  • Maltese: “Fabbrika tal-Azzar ta‘ Völklingen”
  • Maltese: “Fabbrika tal-Azzar ta’ Völklingen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Völklinger Hütte”
  • Norwegian: “Völklinger Hütte”
  • Polish: “Huta żelaza w Völklingen”
  • Portuguese: “Siderurgia de Völklingen”
  • Russian: “Металлургический завод в Фёльклингене”
  • Slovak: “Völklingenské železiarne”
  • Spanish: “Fábrica siderúrgica de Völklingen”
  • Spanish: “Siderúrgica de Völklingen”
  • Swedish: “Völklingens järnverk”
  • Turkish: “Völkingen Demir İşletmesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фольклінгенський металургійний комбінат”
  • Vietnamese: “Xưởng đúc đồ sắt Völklingen”

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