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Holland coal mine, Wanne-Eickel, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Holland coal mineColliery (Abandoned)
Wanne-EickelVillage
HerneCity
ArnsbergAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 29' 0'' North , 7° 7' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.48361,7.12639
GRN:
N35E04
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gelsenkirchen270,028 (2018)3.2km
Bochum-Hordel380,000 (2015)4.0km
Bochum385,729 (2015)6.2km
Essen593,085 (2018)8.5km
Herne172,108 (2018)9.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
409587
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409587:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The "Holland" coal mine was located in the Ueckendorf district of Gelsenkirchen (shafts N° 1 and N° 2) and the Wattenscheid district of Bochum (shafts N° 3 and N °4)Herne, Ruhr coal mining area / Germany
First activation: 1855
Renaming to "Holland / Rheinelbe" coal mine in 1957
Renaming to "Holland" coal mine in 1966
Cessation of coal produktion in 1974. Takeover by the "Zollverein" coal mine
Abandoned: 1987

Owners:
1855 - 1897 "Bergbau AG Holland"
1897 - 1926 "Nordstern" coal mine
1926 - ? "Vereinigte Stahlwerke"
1969 - 1987 "Ruhrkohle AG"

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References

Joachim Huske: "Die Steinkohlenzechen im Ruhrrevier", Selbstverlag des deutschen Bergbau-Museums, Bochum 2006, S. 509-511, S. 1063-1066
de.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeche_Zollverein#1968%E2%80%931986:_RAG
de.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeche_Holland
www.ruhrzechenaus.de (n.d.) https://www.ruhrzechenaus.de/bochum/bo-holland.html
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