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Roland coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Roland coal mineColliery (Abandoned)
OberhausenCity
DüsseldorfAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
GermanyCountry

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The Roland Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

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

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

Roland coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
07581440017272416795363.jpg
The Roland Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Roland coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
08703690017272416801241.jpg
The Roland Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

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

Roland coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
07581440017272416795363.jpg
The Roland Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Roland coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
08703690017272416801241.jpg
The Roland Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Roland coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 27' 56'' North , 6° 52' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oberhausen219,176 (2018)1.8km
Mülheim171,000 (2018)3.7km
Bottrop119,909 (2015)7.3km
Meiderich45,297 (2015)7.8km
Duisburg504,358 (2018)8.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
410002
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:410002:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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

First activation: 1847 as the "Vereinigte Roland" coal mine
renaming to "Roland" coal mine in 1898
Abandoned in 1928

Owners:
1847 - 1898 "Gewerkschaft Roland"
1898 - 1904 ?
1904 - 1928 "Harpener Bergbau-AG"

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