Recklinghausen city harbor

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Panorama of the city harbor (2016)
Map of the canal with ports, locks, etc. v. a. m.

The city ​​port of Recklinghausen was put into operation almost simultaneously with the Rhine-Herne Canal in 1914 . Originally, the Recklinghausen urban area did not touch the canal at all, only the acquisition of a 55,000 square meter area from the city of Herne made access possible.

Since the mines had their own ports, the transshipment in Recklinghausen harbor mainly consisted of grain, animal feed, sand, gravel and building materials. During the First World War, food was delivered from the Netherlands. After that, the throughput sank to 14,000 tons in 1931. After the Second World War, the throughput of goods picked up again, in 1949 it was around 140,000 tons, in 1959 even 260,000 tons per year. But then it sank again significantly and in 2000 it was just 24,000 tons.

The Emscher Landscape Park 2010 project, with its focus on promoting inland ports, offered the opportunity to develop new usage concepts for the port and the surrounding urban area. For example, high-quality commercial space is to be created on the eastern edge of the harbor basin, while the western part will be prepared for leisure, cultural and residential use. A recreational boat dock and a bridge to the Museum Strom und Leben in the Recklinghausen substation were also planned. The harbor crane, which is under monument protection, is to be made visible as a landmark through a lighting concept.

Some points of the project planning could be realized in the last years. In the commercial sector, Mills United has significantly expanded its capacities; grinding was increased to 400 t / 24h in 2006 and to 520 t / 24h in 2007. The storage capacity was increased to 30,000 t through the construction of new silos for grain and 9,000 t for flour. In addition, a new logistics center with a fully automated high-bay warehouse for small containers in retail is being built. In the leisure-oriented western area, a 3,500 m² beach bar has been operated seasonally for a few years . A jetty for eight pleasure craft has been completed, the quay wall has been restored and the infrastructure in the vicinity has been renovated.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ 37.7 ″  N , 7 ° 12 ′ 37.1 ″  E