Wilhelmine Victoria colliery
| Wilhelmine Victoria colliery | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
 The former laundromat is now an event hall. |
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| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1860 | ||
| End of operation | 1960 | ||
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| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 31 '6.4 " N , 7 ° 3' 10.4" E | ||
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| Location | Hessler | ||
| local community | Gelsenkirchen | ||
| Independent city ( NUTS3 ) | Gelsenkirchen | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The mine Wilhelmine Victoria was a coal - mine in Gelsenkirchen .
history
In 1850 were in the district Heßler more substituents independently abrasions end trades in test drilling by coal reserves find. In 1855 they joined together to form the Wilhelmine Victoria trade union based in Gelsenkirchen-Hessler .
In 1856 the sinking of shaft 1 on the outskirts of Hessler began. The sinking work turned out to be difficult due to the heavily water-bearing overburden (close to the Emscher ). At times they had to be interrupted in order to be able to pump out any water that had entered.
In 1860 the mine was able to start producing coal to cover its own needs. After the construction of a Malakow tower , coal mining was started on a broader basis in 1863.
From 1872 to 1876, shaft 2 was sunk 1.5 km west of shaft 1. This was operated as a separate conveyor system.
In 1887, the Wilhelmine Victoria union was bought by Hibernia AG . This now set about expanding the colliery , which had previously been working in a rather modest framework, on an industrial scale.
Between 1888 and 1892, next to shaft 2, shaft 3 was sunk. The daytime systems 2/3 were renewed. Both shafts were given similar headframes as equal conveyor systems , which, curiously, faced each other.
In 1894 a coking plant was put into operation on shaft 1 . Between 1898 and 1902, shaft 4 was sunk next to shaft 1. After its completion, shaft 1 was expanded into the central shaft and provided with a new headframe. This conversion was completed in 1906.
In 1911 the coking plant at shaft 1/4 was shut down because Hibernia AG wanted to set up central coking plants on the shafts on the northern edge of the Ruhr area . From 1914 to 1919 a small coke oven was on pit 2/3 shortly been set up because of the First World War, the coke needs are extensive covered steelmaking had.
In the context of the global economic crisis , the pit 2/3 was taken out of production in 1928. The promotion was centralized at bay. 1 A large-scale power station was built on Wilhelmine Victoria 1/4 to generate electricity from the coal . After 1935, production was also resumed on the 2/3 mine. After the war damage in 1945, the 1/4 mine had to temporarily stop production. During this time, the production took place via shaft 2. After the repair, the production was moved back to shaft 1. The 2/3 shaft was finally taken out of production and only continued to be used for the cable car journey.
Shutdown
With the onset of the coal crisis, Hibernia AG carried out a comprehensive assessment of the remaining economic life of its mining operations. Since no sufficient life more could be certified that the bill Wilhelmine Victoria, and also a takeover bid from the neighboring colliery Fritz-Heinrich of Hoesch AG was present the bill in June 1960 were closed.
The shafts were assigned to the Fritz-Heinrich colliery as outdoor facilities.
Current condition
The Wilhelmine Victoria shafts were in operation as external shafts for neighboring plants until the 1980s. After they were dropped, the colliery grounds were built over with commercial and residential developments.
The headframe of the Wilhelmine Victoria 1 shaft has been rebuilt on the Zollern 2/4 museum mine of the Westphalian Industrial Museum in Dortmund-Bövinghausen . The former laundrette , which was renovated in 1992, is now the "Die Kaue" event hall.
literature
- Joachim Huske: The coal mines in the Ruhr area. 3rd edition, self-published by the German Mining Museum, Bochum 2006, ISBN 3-937203-24-9 .
