The Zollverein World Heritage Site – also known as “the world’s most beautiful coal mine” – is today the most famous industrial monument and centre of the creative industry in the Ruhr area.
100 hectares of land in the north of Essen, Shaft XII, Shaft 1/2/8 and the Zollverein coking plant. In 1847 the first shaft was sunk, and in 1986 the last coal was brought to the surface. In 1993 the coking plant was closed down, and in 2000 the buildings and equipment were officially listed. In 2001 Zollverein was inscribed into the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. For more information: www.zollverein.de/english
