Wülfingsburg colliery

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Wülfingsburg colliery
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 Coordinates: 51 ° 22 '13.3 "  N , 7 ° 20' 47.6"  E
Wülfingsburg Colliery (Ruhr Regional Association)
Wülfingsburg colliery
Location Wülfingsburg colliery
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

  1. ↑ 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 .
  2. ↑ 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 .

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