Anna Catharina Colliery (Stiepel)
| Anna Catharina colliery | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| other names | Annacatrin Colliery Annacatrina Colliery Court Stiepel |
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| Mining technology | Underground mining | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1765 | ||
| End of operation | 1805 | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 25 '21.6 " N , 7 ° 15' 3.8" E | ||
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| Location | Stiepel | ||
| local community | Bochum | ||
| Independent city ( NUTS3 ) | Bochum | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The coal mine Anna Catharina is a former coal mine in Bochum district Stiepel . The mine was also known under the name Zeche Annacatrin or Zeche Annacatrinagericht Stiepel . The mine was located east of today's Unterfeldstrasse.
Mining history
On February 8, 1763, the request was made . A coal bank with the name Anna Katharina was assumed. This coal bank was already exhausted and was located in the so-called Dahler Siepen. As mother , Konrad Schulte zur Oven and Henrich Johann Werth came to the east. The mother wanted a mine field the size of a treasure trove and two dimensions to the west and an equally large field to the east. A length field was awarded on April 23, 1765 . On May 6th, the concession was confirmed by a rescript from Berlin. After the award, the mine was put into operation. The mine was subsequently in operation for several years. On January 18 of 1771 were as trades Konrad Schulte for Oven, Henrich Johann Werth to East, Evert Johann Korffmann, Johann Henrich Hellermann, Johann Hermann Schulte for Oven and Johann Henrich Schulte to Oven in the documents of the mining authority entered. The trades had a different number of kuxes . The legal fees had been paid by then. A survey of the mine had already been carried out. In 1792 the mine was entered on the Niemeyer's map . At that time the mine already had two tunnels and three shafts . In 1799 the Simson, Lazarus and Wohlgemuth shafts were mined . Most of the coal was sold to the Ruhr . In 1803, which included Berechtsame the seams Catharina 1, 2, 3 and 4. The deposit was almost completely degraded at this time. The Victoria shaft went into operation the following year. The shaft had a depth of 18 laughs . In 1805, 1677 tons of hard coal were initially mined. On September 3 of the same year, the Anna Catharina colliery was shut down.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Joachim Huske : The coal mines in the Ruhr area. Data and facts from the beginning to 2005 (= publications from the German Mining Museum Bochum 144) 3rd revised and expanded edition. Self-published by the German Mining Museum, Bochum 2006, ISBN 3-937203-24-9 .
- ↑ a b c Thomas Schilp (Ed.), Wilfried Reininghaus, Joachim Huske: Das Muth-, Verleih-, and Confirmation Book 1770 - 1773. A source on the early history of Ruhr mining, Wittnaack Verlag, Dortmund 1993, ISBN 3-9802117-9- 7 .
Web links
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Zeche Anna Catharina (accessed on March 27, 2013)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Historical map around 1840 (accessed on March 27, 2013)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed on March 27, 2013)