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12by12 Challenge #2 Wire Factory near Altena

Wire.... an indispensable part of our lives! From chain mail, to art and superconductors.

Altena, a small town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is known as the birthplace of the wire production and processing. Since the Middle Ages many factories are located in the city and surrounding villages. They produce worldwide up to date.

In Altena also is the German Wire Museum.

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Uploaded on April 16, 2015
Taken on April 14, 2015