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Oberhausen coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
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Oberhausen coal mineColliery (Abandoned)
OberhausenCity
DüsseldorfAdministrative District
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The Oberhausen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Oberhausen coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Oberhausen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Oberhausen coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Oberhausen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Oberhausen coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Oberhausen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Oberhausen coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Oberhausen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Oberhausen coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
02620320017272416814073.jpg
The Oberhausen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Oberhausen coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
07363180017272416795641.jpg
The Oberhausen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Oberhausen coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Oberhausen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Oberhausen coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 28' 55'' North , 6° 53' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oberhausen219,176 (2018)1.6km
Bottrop119,909 (2015)5.5km
Mülheim171,000 (2018)5.6km
Meiderich45,297 (2015)8.4km
Essen593,085 (2018)9.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
410001
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:410001:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The "Oberhausen" coal mine was located in Oberhausen, Ruhr coal mining area / Germany.

First activation: 1853 as the "Königsberg" coalmine
renaming in "Oberhausen" coal mine in 1858
Outsourcing of shaft N° 3 in 1879 to form the independent "Osterfeld" coal mine
Outsourcing of shaft "Hugo" in 1895 to form the independent "Hugo" coal mine
Outsourcing of ventilation shaft N°3 in 1903 to form the independent "Vondern" coal mine
Outsourcing of the shafts "Sterkrade 1/2" in 1903 to form the independent "Sterkrade" coal mine
Abandoned in 1931

Owners:
1853 - 1873 "Hüttengewerkschaft und Handlung Jacobi, Haniel & Huyssen"
1873 - 1931 "Actienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb, Gutehoffnungshütte "

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