Burg Blankenstein

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Volmarstein, Blankenstein - stone-rich area here ... But the hard coal is to be located much further north. But this is only mentioned in passing. The honorable Counts of the Mark liked to keep an overview and obviously had an eye for strategically good locations - really likeable these gentlemen from Altena.

 

The "Steel Time Travelers" Luise & Alfred: Burg Blankenstein


Visitor information

Address:
Burgstraße 16
45527 Hattingen
www.bochum-tourismus.de > Bochum entdecken > Kirchen u. besondere Orte

Opening hours:
The area is accessible 24 hours a day.
 

LWL-Museum Henrichshütte Hattingen




EisenStahl 15 Henrichshütte Hattingen

The earliest surviving blast furnace in the Ruhr District is not found in Essen or Oberhausen, but in idyllic Hattingen on the region's southern fringes. Compared to the town' s medieval timber frame, the steelworks, dating back to 1854, appears as if from outer space. Three trails provide a fascinating insight into towering giants of technology, hard-boiled ironworkers and the advance of nature …

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Burg Blankenstein




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Volmarstein, Blankenstein - a region rich in stone here ... But the hard coal is to be located much further north. But this is only mentioned in passing. The honorable Counts of the Mark liked to keep an overview and obviously had an eye for strategically good locations - really likeable these gentlemen from Altena.

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Old town Hattingen




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Clothiers and flourishing textile businesses made Hattingen flourish even in Hanseatic times. But this pearl on the Ruhr was also rich in mineral resources. A certain Count Heinrich, for example, ensured the arrival of heavy industry and even more hustle and bustle with his "Hütte" (ironworks) at the gates of the town. A beautiful little town! A little stroll would be very close to my heart. Alfred...? Would you still have coal for a few ... let's say ... pearls?

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