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Friedrich Thyssen coal mine, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
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Friedrich Thyssen coal mineColliery (Abandoned)
HambornMunicipal District
DuisburgCity
DüsseldorfAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
GermanyCountry

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Deutscher Kaiser colliery, since 1919 Friedrich Thyssen colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Friedrich Thyssen coal mine, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Deutscher Kaiser colliery, since 1919 Friedrich Thyssen colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Friedrich Thyssen coal mine, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Deutscher Kaiser colliery, since 1919 Friedrich Thyssen colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Friedrich Thyssen coal mine, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Deutscher Kaiser colliery, since 1919 Friedrich Thyssen colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Friedrich Thyssen coal mine, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
03355660017272416706092.jpg
Deutscher Kaiser colliery, since 1919 Friedrich Thyssen colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Friedrich Thyssen coal mine, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
05607780017272416725638.jpg
Deutscher Kaiser colliery, since 1919 Friedrich Thyssen colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Friedrich Thyssen coal mine, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
05858580017272416694037.jpg
Deutscher Kaiser colliery, since 1919 Friedrich Thyssen colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Friedrich Thyssen coal mine, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
03355660017272416706092.jpg
Deutscher Kaiser colliery, since 1919 Friedrich Thyssen colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Friedrich Thyssen coal mine, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 29' 39'' North , 6° 46' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Meiderich45,297 (2015)3.1km
Oberhausen219,176 (2018)6.8km
Duisburg504,358 (2018)6.9km
Dinslaken70,573 (2015)7.7km
Hochfeld16,292 (2018)8.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
409972
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409972:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Deutscher Kaiser coal mine until 1919


The "Friedrich Thyssen" coal mine was located in the districts Marxloh, Aldenrade, Bruckhausen and Wittfeld of Duisburg, Ruhr coal mining area / Germany. Until 1919 the colliery was called "Deutscher Kaiser" coal mine.

First activation: 1871
Renaming to "Friedrich Thyssen" coal mine in 1919
Takeover of the concession of the abandoned "Wehofen" coal mine in 1928
Abandoned in 1976

Owners:
1871 - 1919 "Gewerkschaft Deutscher Kaiser"
1919 - 1926 "Gewerkschaft Friedrich Thyssen"
1926 - ca. 1951 "Vereinigte Stahlwerke-AG"
ca. 1951 - 1968 "Friedrich Thyssen Bergbau-AG"
1968 "Ruhrkohle AG"

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