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Von der Heydt coal mine, Baukau, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
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Von der Heydt coal mineColliery (Abandoned)
BaukauVillage
HerneCity
ArnsbergAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
GermanyCountry

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The Von der Heydt Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Von der Heydt coal mine, Baukau, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Von der Heydt Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Von der Heydt coal mine, Baukau, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Von der Heydt Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Von der Heydt coal mine, Baukau, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Von der Heydt Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Von der Heydt coal mine, Baukau, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Von der Heydt Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Von der Heydt coal mine, Baukau, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Von der Heydt Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Von der Heydt coal mine, Baukau, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Von der Heydt Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Von der Heydt coal mine, Baukau, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Von der Heydt Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Von der Heydt coal mine, Baukau, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 32' 32'' North , 7° 12' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
KÃķppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Herne172,108 (2018)1.2km
Bochum-Hordel380,000 (2015)5.1km
Bochum385,729 (2015)6.8km
Castrop-Rauxel77,924 (2015)7.2km
Herten65,306 (2015)7.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
409578
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409578:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The "Von der Heydt" coal mine was located in the Baukau district of Herne, Ruhr coal mining area / Germany
First activation: 1864 beginning as the "Providence" coal mine
Renaming in "Von der Heydt" coal mine in 1888.
Cessation of coal production in 1918
Takeover from the the "Julia" coal mine in 1928
Renaming in "Julia / Von der Heydt" coal mine in 1954
Abandoned: 1918

Owners:
1867 - 1888 "Societe civile belge des Carbonnages de Herne-Bochum"
1889 - 1940 "Harpener Bergbau AG"
1940 - 1945 "Reichswerke AG fÞr Erzbergbau und EisenhÞtten Hermann GÃķring"
1945 - 1952 "Aktiengesellschaft fÞr Berg- und HÞttenbetriebe"
1952 - 1964 leased to the "Gewerkschaft Wisoka"

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