Via Industrialis
The Via industrialis is a tourist information network to monuments of industrial culture and art history in Cologne , which in 2015 by the Association Rheinische Industriekultur eV was launched.
Routes
The Via Industrialis currently consists of six routes that are presented on the Internet with the support of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia . They are designed as circular routes with side trips and serve the city of Cologne. aligned with the cardinal points: Cologne north, west, south and Cologne on the right bank of the Rhine as well as the areas of the city center and Cologne bridges and ports. Each route has about 10 (south) to 20 (right bank of the Rhine) stations.
Objects
In 2015, the network lists around 100 industrial monuments and important industrial buildings, including those of recent times, such as Kaspar Kraemer's flood pumping station from 2005–2008.
Information steles
In the future, as many objects as possible should also be equipped with an information stele. The design of the stele is based on a model developed by Niklaus Fritschi for the Gerresheim industrial path , a three-sided pillar made of stainless steel. The steles can be erected with public subsidies or donated by companies, associations and private individuals.
List of steles
- Schwarze Bahn , location: Klettenberggürtel (since June 2015)
- Belvedere station , Cologne-Müngersdorf, Belvederestrasse (from December 12, 2015)
- Postbahnhof (Designpost) , Deutz, Deutz-Mülheimer Straße (from January 23, 2016)
- Lead and zinc goods factory Leyendecker , Ehrenfeld, Venloer Straße 429 (Leo-Amann-Park) (from June 16, 2018)
- Gremberghoven , Bahnhofsplatz (from September 7, 2018)