Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Witten, Germany
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2.9 km
119 m
Experience Witten in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in WittenSight 1: Vereinigungsstollen
The Vereinigungsstollen is a former tunnel in Witten-Hardenstein. The tunnel was also known as the Compagniestollen or Vereinigungs Förderstollen (Association Conveyor Tunnel). After completion, the tunnel had a total length of around 375 metres transversely and a maximum height of 1.8 metres. The tunnel is still used today to drain the old mine field.
Sight 2: Hardenstein Castle
Hardenstein Castle is a ruined castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The remains lie east of Herbede on the Ruhr River, surrounded by mountains, and are not easily accessible. Nearby ruins show that the castle was once part of an important mining centre, probably dating to the Middle Ages; the earliest records, from the 16th century, support this. The castle features in the legend of the Nibelungs.
Sight 3: Westlicher Tagetrieb Frielinghaus
The Frielinghaus colliery in the Vormholz-Hardenstein district of Witten is a former coal mine. The colliery was also known as the Frielinghaus Gerichts Herbede colliery. From 1832, the colliery was also known as the Frielinghaus Tiefbau colliery, Frielinghausen colliery or Frilinghausen colliery. Parts of the mine are now part of the Muttental mining trail.
Sight 4: Schacht Margarethe
The Hermann colliery is a former coal mine in Witten-Muttental. The mine was created on the basis of the new lease of a part of the field of the Österbank colliery.
Sight 5: Stollen Stettin
The Zeche Neuglück & Stettin in Witten-Muttental is a former mine, also known as the Zeche Stettin & Neuglück. It was created in the Stadtforst Mutteltal as a result of the Niemeyersche Karte, where there is now a fire station and is west of today's Berghauser Straße. The Stettin tunnel is now a component of the Bergbauwanderweg Muttental Mining trail.
Sight 6: Bergbau-Ausstellung Herberholz
The Herberholz colliery is a former coal mine in the Vormholz district of Witten. The colliery was also known as the Vereinigte Herberholz colliery and was created from the consolidation of several tunnels. The consolidation of the mines was carried out by the Obersteiger Herberholz, after whom the consolidated colliery was named. The mine belonged to the Brandenburg mining district and there to the Hardenstein mining district.
Sight 7: Bethaus der Bergleute
The Miners' House of Prayer is a sandstone building in the Muttental valley of the city of Witten on the southern edge of the Ruhr area.
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