Route of industrial culture - on the way to the blue Emscher

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The Emscher estuary into the Rhine near Dinslaken
The Emscher in Recklinghausen
The (former) Boye Estuary
The Westphalia Park by Florian tower seen from
The Fleuthe Bridge along the "Gahlenschen Straße"

On the way to the blue Emscher , the name of theme route 13 is the route of industrial culture .

The Emscher is the mother of all Köttel basins , as the canalized streams and rivers of the Ruhr area are popularly known . The battered river was straightened so that untreated sewage from mining , industry and municipalities could be quickly transported into the Rhine . Due to the subsidence of the mountains , a large number of tributaries have to be pumped up into the Emscher forever. The Emschergenossenschaft is trying to restore the river to its natural state - as far as possible - as part of the project to rebuild the Emscher system . The themed route highlights these efforts. The following is a description of the sights to be visited here.

see also: Emscherland

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Wikivoyage: Route of industrial culture - On the way to the blue Emscher  - travel guide