Mine Blankenburg

Mine Blankenburg is a tower in Witten, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. Mine Blankenburg is situated nearby to the sports venue Federleicht Pilatesstudio, as well as near Wetterschornstein Buchholz.

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Type: Commercial building
Description: coal mine in Witten, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany
Also known as: “Feinkohlenturm” and “Feinkohlenturm Zeche Blankenburg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wetterschornstein Buchholz and Haus Kemnade.

Wetterschornstein Buchholz

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Wetterschornstein Buchholz is situated 160 metres northwest of Mine Blankenburg.

Haus Kemnade

Castle

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Haus Kemnade is a castle, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Mine Blankenburg.

Mine Egbert

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Mine Egbert is situated 1½ km northeast of Mine Blankenburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hammertal and Herbede.

Hammertal

Hamlet

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The Hammertal is a valley between Witten, Sprockhövel and Hattingen-Blankenstein. It gets drained from Pleßbach northwards into the Ruhr. The valley got its name in the 19th century by the forging hammers, which got actuated by danaides.

Herbede

Suburb

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Since 1975 the former city of Herbede is a part of the city of Witten. As one of the eight boroughs of Witten, it is now called Witten-Herbede. Before the incorporation with Witten in 1975, Herbede was a city in the administrative district Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis. Herbede is situated 3 km northeast of Mine Blankenburg.