The Zollverein colliery, formerly the largest coal mine in the world, Europe's largest central coking plant and since 2001, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a masterpiece of industrial architecture and a completely preserved work of art. Hall 5, the former central workshop, contained the blacksmith's and locksmith's shops while Hall 6 housed the electrical workshop and, on the upper floor, service rooms and visitor facilities.

Today both halls are impressive event venues. Hall 12, the former coal sorting plant, now boasts a fully equipped event hall and numerous ancillary rooms on three levels.  In the smaller hall on the upper floor, some of the original sorting machinery can still be seen behind a glass wall.

Areal A [Schacht XII]
Gelsenkirchener Straße 181
45309 Essen

www.zollverein.de

Getting here:

By car: 
Fritz-Schupp-Allee 14
45141 Essen

Parking area: A2

By train: 
From Essen central station (Hbf) tram 107 in the direction of Hanielstr. / Gelsenkirchen Hbf to stop Zollverein (15 mins.)
From Gelsenkirchen central station (Hbf) tram 107 in the direction of Essen Hbf to stop Zollverein (20 mins.)
From Duisburg central station (Hbf) via Oberhausen central station (Hbf) train ›S-Bahn‹  in the direction of Dortmund to stop Zollverein Nord (20 mins.)
From Dortmund central station (Hbf) via Gelsenkirchen central station (Hbf) train ›S-Bahn‹ in the direction of Duisburg to stop Zollverein Nord (40 mins.)

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