Wecklenbank colliery
| Wecklenbank colliery | |
|---|---|
| General information about the mine | |
| other names | Wecklenbanck colliery court Horst |
| Information about the mining company | |
| Start of operation | 1737 |
| End of operation | 1836 |
| Successor use | Horster Erbstollen, Eiberg colliery |
| Funded raw materials | |
| Degradation of | Hard coal |
| Geographical location | |
| Coordinates | |
| Location | Steele-Horst-Eiberg |
| local community | eat |
| Independent city ( NUTS3 ) | eat |
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| District | Ruhr area |
The Wecklenbank colliery is a former hard coal mine in the area of today's Essen districts of Horst and Eiberg . It was located near the Horst house and was also known as the Wecklenbanck Zechegericht Horst .
Mining history
The mine was already in operation in 1737 under the name Wecklenbanckgericht Horst. In 1778 it was lent to the mining law union Inner der (noble) Baut Horst . In 1783 there was another loan, this time to the union other than the (noble) Baut Horst . In 1785, both parts of the field were in operation and were surveyed . In 1796 the area of shaft 7 (shaft Samuel) was mined . Two years later a new tunnel was set up. The tunnel mouth hole was located at today's hydroelectric power station Horster Mühle . Then the tunnel was north ascended . In 1800, the shaft 1 and the shaft 7 in were promoting . On January 16 of that year, two new length fields were awarded . The first length field was given under the name Wecklenbank in der Baut and the second length field was awarded under the name Wecklenbank in addition to the Baut . From the year 1805 the mine was in operation for several years, and in March of 1813 for several years in deadlines set.
In the years 1819 to 1823 mining was again carried out. In the years 1830 to 1831, the excavation of a new tunnel began. The tunnel mouth hole of this tunnel was located at today's Vogelsang hydroelectric power station at a height of +51 m above sea level . The tunnel became the Horster Erbstollen after the mine was closed . Around 1831, tunnel construction continued , and there was also a shaft on the Wielandsberg. In 1833 the tunnel was raised and cleared , and repair work also took place. In October of the following year, mining began and the tunnel continued to be excavated. On March 23rd, 1835, the new tunnel was granted the right to the tunnel . At the end of the year, the tunnel reached a length of 733 Lachtern . In February 1836 the mine was closed. The tunnel that was located in the Wecklenbank field apart from the building was renamed Horster Erbstollen. In 1871 , the Wecklenbank part of the business consolidated into the Horst colliery building. In 1882 the Wecklenbank part of the business was added to the Eiberg colliery.
Individual evidence
- ^ Karlheinz Rabas, Karl Albert Rubacht: Mining History Atlas for the city of Essen . 1st edition, Regio Verlag, Werne 2008, ISBN 978-3-929158-22-9 .
- ↑ a b Joachim Huske : The coal mine 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 .