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Utd. Präsident coal mine, Bochum, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Utd. Präsident coal mineColliery (Abandoned)
Bochum- not defined -
ArnsbergAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
GermanyCountry

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The Utd.Präsident colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Utd. Präsident coal mine, Bochum, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Utd. Präsident colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Utd. Präsident coal mine, Bochum, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Präsident Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Utd. Präsident coal mine, Bochum, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Utd.Präsident colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Utd. Präsident coal mine, Bochum, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Utd. Präsident colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Utd. Präsident coal mine, Bochum, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Präsident Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Utd. Präsident coal mine, Bochum, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Utd.Präsident colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Utd. Präsident coal mine, Bochum, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Utd. Präsident colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Utd. Präsident coal mine, Bochum, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 29' 11'' North , 7° 12' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bochum385,729 (2015)1.2km
Bochum-Hordel380,000 (2015)2.4km
Herne172,108 (2018)6.1km
Gelsenkirchen270,028 (2018)7.5km
Hattingen56,866 (2016)9.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
409679
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409679:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The "Utd. Präsident" coal mine was located in the middle of Bochum, Ruhr coal mining area / Germany.

First activation: 1840
Takeover of the "St. Nicolaus" coal mine in 1840 and renaming in "Präsident" coal mine
Renaming in "Utd. Präsident" coal mine in 1844
Insolvency in 1863 and temporary shutdown
Restarted in 1865
Abandoned: 1944

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