Waltrop

Das Bild zeigt einen Mountainbikefahrer der während des Festivals Extraschicht auf dem Geländer der beleuchteten Zeche Waltrop über rote Hindernisse springt. Das Bild zeigt einen Mountainbikefahrer der während des Festivals Extraschicht auf dem Geländer der beleuchteten Zeche Waltrop über rote Hindernisse springt.

Zeche Waltrop © RTG/ K+S ExtraSchicht 2008

The town of Waltrop in the East of the Ruhr Area combines the historic roots of the old town centre in a particularly charming way with the more recent industrial heritage. With the Henrichenburg ship lift Waltrop possesses a key highlight on the Route of Industrial Heritage.

 

Particularly worthy of a visit is the old town and the area of the former Waltrop colliery.

The Henrichenburg ship lift, dating from 1899, is also a place of interest. Today, it can be viewed as a museum and is therefore part of the LWL Industriemuseum (Westphalian Industrial Museum of the Westphalia-Lippe regional authority). As a key attraction on the Route of Industrial Heritage the ship lift is one of the major industrial monuments in the Ruhr Area. Regular events invite you to celebrate while the ExtraSchicht, the Night of Industrial Culture, also makes regular stops in Waltrop.

For more information:

Stadt Waltrop - Bürgerbüro
Münsterstraße 1
45731 Waltrop

e-mail: buergerbuero@waltrop.de
web: www.waltrop.de
phone: +49 (0) 2309-930-355
fax: +49 (0) 2309-930-358

opening hours:
Monday to Wednesday 9 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm
Thursday 9 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm
Friday 9 am to 12.30 pm
first Saturday of a month 10 am to 12 pm

The city of Waltrop belongs to the discovery area RUHR Creative

© RTG/Ralph Lueger

LWL-Industriemuseum Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg

The ship hoist is the most spectacular architectural construction along the Dortmund-Ems Canal. At its inauguration by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1899 it was admired as a “marvel of technology”. Today, more than 30 years after its closure, it still attracts masses of visitors. MORE

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