Wippsterz colliery
| Wippsterz colliery | |
|---|---|
| General information about the mine | |
| other names | Zeche Wypestertz Zeche Wipsterz Zeche Wipstert Zeche Wipstürtz Zeche Wippvogel Zeche Wipsterz modo Zeche Sonnenschein |
| Funding / year | up to 8921 t |
| Information about the mining company | |
| Employees | up to 13 |
| Start of operation | 1720 |
| End of operation | 1869 |
| Funded raw materials | |
| Degradation of | Hard coal |
| Geographical location | |
| Coordinates | |
| Location | Dahlhausen |
| local community | Bochum |
| Independent city ( NUTS3 ) | Bochum |
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| District | Ruhr area |
The Wippsterz colliery in Dahlhausen is a former hard coal mine . The mine was also known under the names of Zeche Wypestertz , Zeche Wipsterz , Zeche Wipstert , Zeche Wipstürtz , Zeche Wippvogel and Zeche Wipsterz modo Zeche Sonnenschein . The mine was part of the Dahlhausen mining district .
Mining history
The mine was already in operation in 1720. On December 19, 1732, a length field was awarded . In 1739 the mine had increasing problems. On the one hand, the mine caused high costs, on the other hand, the mine also had poor sales of the coal produced at that time. In the same year the mine was measured . In 1754 the mine was in operation under the name Wypestertz. In 1755 the mine was one of the largest collieries in County Mark. This year 13 miners were employed at the mine. In 1771 the mine consisted of the two wings Wippsterz and Lauseplatte . In the years 1772 to 1778 the coal mined was shipped over the Ruhr to Kleve . In 1796 the mine was no longer mentioned in the documents. At that time the mine was already closed. It was not until 1845 that the mine was mentioned again in the documents. At this point the mine mouth hole had already been broken . In 1857 and in the following years the mine was back in operation, the mine field was solved by the United General & Erbstollen colliery . In 1867 the mine was still in operation, in that year 8,921 tons of hard coal were extracted. Subsequently, the mine was probably closed in time limits . From 1869 the mine was out of order.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 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 Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Seventh volume, published by the royal and secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1859.
Web links
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Wippsterz colliery (accessed on August 12, 2013)