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Essen - Zeche Zollverein

Stoppenberg | Gelsenkirchener Straße

The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen.

The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, and mining activities took place from 1851 until December 23, 1986. For decades, starting in the late 1950s, the two parts of the site, Zollverein Coal Mine and Zollverein Coking Plant, ranked among the largest of their kinds in Europe.

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Uploaded on January 29, 2020
Taken on October 3, 2019