Wülfingsburg colliery
Wülfingsburg colliery | |||
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General information about the mine | |||
Funding / year | up to 3589 t | ||
Information about the mining company | |||
Start of operation | 1761 | ||
End of operation | 1837 | ||
Successor use | United Wülfingsburg colliery | ||
Funded raw materials | |||
Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
Geographical location | |||
Coordinates | 51 ° 22 '13.3 " N , 7 ° 20' 47.6" E | ||
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Location | Grundschöttel | ||
local community | Weather | ||
District ( NUTS3 ) | Ennepe-Ruhr district | ||
country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
Country | Germany | ||
District | Ruhr area |
The Wülfingsburg colliery is a former hard coal mine in Wetter-Grundschöttel . The mine was in operation for over 70 years.
Mining history
In 1761, the carried out ceremony of a mine field . A length field with the name Wülfingsburg was awarded. In the same year, the dismantling began in the Trapper Mulde, north of today's Schlebusch house . In 1769, in seams No. 1 and No. 2 dismantled. From 1796 the mine was idle for several years. In 1802 the mine was put back into operation. In the same year, a cross cut was made from the Eickelberg shaft of the Adler colliery. In 1803, shaft 1 was sunk . This shaft, which was named Schacht Abel, was sunk to take several tons. The dismantling began in the following year. In 1805 the Abel mine and the Elisabeth mine were in operation. In 1810 the shafts Fabian and Fortuna were promoting . In 1815 only the Fortuna shaft was in operation. In 1820 an experimental shaft and the Fortuna shaft were in operation. In 1825 only the Adolphina shaft was in operation. On July 3, 1828, the Längenfeld Wülfingsburg was awarded further dimensions . From 1830 to 1835 the Adolphina shaft and the Maria shaft were in operation. In 1830 around 3600 tons of hard coal were mined and in 1835 2255 tons of hard coal were mined. In 1837 the Silvia shaft was sunk. The Silvia bay was equipped with a steam carrier. The machine was the first machine of its kind set up by Friedrich Harkort . On February 18 of the same year , the Wülfingsburg colliery consolidated with other mines to form the United Wülfingsburg colliery .
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 Wilhelm Hermann, Gertrude Hermann: The old collieries on the Ruhr. 4th edition, Verlag Karl Robert Langewiesche, successor Hans Köster KG, Königstein i. Taunus 1994, ISBN 3-7845-6992-7 .
Web links
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Wülfingsburg colliery (accessed on August 15, 2013)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Historical map around 1840 (accessed on August 15, 2013)
- Early mining in the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed on August 15, 2013)