Ziethenstrasse (Lünen)

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Typical row of houses in the Ziethenstrasse settlement

The Ziethenstraße is an early workers' settlement with 52 identically designed, simple brick houses in Lünen-Süd in Westphalia .

It was built by Harpener Bergbau AG in 1898 for the families of the miners from the Prussian colliery . Four families could be accommodated per house, but the city allowed a maximum of three. Large gardens, straight rows of trees, stables behind the houses and toilets attached there (one for two families each) were the building standards of the time. The agreement between the city and the client regarding the construction and maintenance of the infrastructure was unusual; this was largely imposed on Bergbau AG. Not only did she have to pay for the schools, churches and the police station, but also pay the policeman's salary. In addition, the first train station in Lünen was built in 1896, which was primarily intended for the transport of coal and workers.

In 1984, in a seminar at the Münster University of Applied Sciences, students demonstrated that the building fabric was in a fundamentally good condition . Awakening public interest in the workers' settlements in the Ruhr area and the relatively low renovation costs led in 1989 to the urgently needed modernization by the State Development Company NRW (LEG) , which is now the owner of the houses. The settlement is a listed building.

In 2004, LEG began privatizing the settlement by house, to which Ruhrkohle AG still had occupancy rights , in accordance with the rules of the GSB Society for the Protection of Miner's Homes . Tenants who were not interested in buying their house were given a lifelong right of residence.

The former Pestalozzi School is now an intercultural meeting place and also houses a museum on the top floor with objects from mining and everyday life of the miners' families. There is a replica tunnel on the outside area.

Panoramic picture of the Ziethenstrasse settlement with rows of plane trees, front gardens and the simple brick houses

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Coordinates: 51 ° 35 ′ 32.6 ″  N , 7 ° 31 ′ 49.8 ″  E