Network of tourist attractions in and around the Ruhr Area, Germany
Instruction plate of the main trail The Industrial Heritage Trail (German : Route der Industriekultur ) links tourist attractions related to the industrial heritage in the Ruhr area in Germany .[1] It is a part of the European Route of Industrial Heritage . The series of routes were developed between 1989 and 1999, however additions are still being made.[2]
The route
The trail network connects museums and exhibitions that present the industrial revolution during the last 750 years in the Ruhr area. It includes 400 km of road network and about 700 km of bicycle tracks.[3]
The attractions
There are 52 main attractions on the trail.
Theme routes
Duisburg: Town and Harbour
Zollverein Industrial Landscape
Duisburg: Industrial Culture on the Rhine
Oberhausen: Industry makes the Town
Krupp and the Town of Essen
Dortmund: Dreiklang Coal, Steel and Bier
Industrial Culture on the Lippe
Erzbahn-Emscherbruch
Industrial Culture at Volme and Ennepe
Brine, Steam and Coal
Early Industrialisation
The History and the Present of the Ruhr
On the Way to the Blue Emscher
Canals and Shipping
Railways in the Area
Westphalia Mining Route
Rhenish Mining Route
Chemistry, Glass and Energy
Workers' Settlements
Entrepreneurial Villas
Bread, Grain and Beer
Myth of the Ruhr Region
Historic Parks and Gardens
Industry/Nature
Panoramas and Landmarks
Sacred Buildings
Iron and Steel
Water: Works, Towers and Turbines
Bochum: Industrial Culture in the Heart of the Region
Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail – Gelsenkirchen (in preparation) Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail by bike
Visitor centres and anchor points Theme routes
Duisburg: Town and Harbour
Zollverein Industrial Landscape
Duisburg: Industrial Culture on the Rhine
Oberhausen: Industry makes the Town
Krupp and the Town of Essen
Dortmund: Dreiklang Coal, Steel and Bier
Industrial Culture on the Lippe
Erzbahn-Emscherbruch
Industrial Culture at Volme and Ennepe
Brine, Steam and Coal
Early Industrialisation
The History and the Present of the Ruhr
On the Way to the Blue Emscher
Canals and Shipping
Railways in the Area
Westphalia Mining Route
Rhenish Mining Route
Chemistry, Glass and Energy
Workers' Settlements
Entrepreneurial Villas
Bread, Grain and Beer
Myth of the Ruhr Region
Historic Parks and Gardens
Industry/Nature
Panoramas and Landmarks
Sacred Buildings
Iron and Steel
Water: Works, Towers and Turbines
Bochum: Industrial Culture in the Heart of the Region
Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail – Gelsenkirchen (in preparation)
Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail by bike