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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region

Nordstern Colliery Mining Tower

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region

Nordstern Colliery Mining Tower

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Nordstern Colliery Mining Tower

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  • Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    July 19, 2019

    Cycling

    After the Nordstern colliery was closed, the site was renovated in 1993 and turned into a landscape park. It is part of the Industrial Heritage Route. In 1997 the Federal Garden Show took place here.
    Here you can find the former mine buildings, a climbing rock, a mining tunnel, and Hercules, an 18 meter high sculpture by Markus Lüpertz and much more.
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    April 23, 2019

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    August 17, 2023

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    The Nordsternpark is located on the site of a former colliery in the middle of the Ruhr area and is very different from other large parks in the area. The …
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    Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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