Zollverein Coal Washing Plant

Name: Zollverein Coal Washing Plant
Address: Gelsenkirchener Straße 181, Essen, Essen, Stadt, 45309, Deutschland
Telephone: +49 201 246810

Gelsenkirchener Straße 181, 45309 Essen - Stoppenberg

Industrial heritage

Even when it was still in operation, the coal washing plant at the Zollverein colliery was the largest building in the entire colliery, measuring 90 metres long, 30 metres wide and 45 metres high. This is where the raw coal was separated from the extracted rock and classified. After the colliery was closed down, the striking building was rebuilt by the architects Rem Koolhaas and Heinrich Böll in accordance with the preservation order. Today, visitors reach the 24-metre level, where the Zollverein International Visitor Centre and a café are located, via an orange illuminated escalator. While the levels above are part of the Zollverein Monument Trail due to the large stock of preserved machinery and the Industrial Culture Portal is located on the 30-metre level, the floors below the visitor centre are reserved for the exhibition rooms and depots of the Ruhr Museum. With around 6,000 exhibits, the regional museum tells the fascinating and eventful story of the Ruhr region. In addition, there are regularly exciting special exhibitions.

Map

Zollverein Coal Washing Plant

Gelsenkirchener Straße 181, 45309 Essen

www.zollverein.de/

besucherdienst@zollverein.de

Details

Information at reduced prices

ALG recipients and severely disabled persons. Valid proof required

Price Info

Permanent exhibition and Portal der Industriekultur (coal washing base):
Single ticket full-payer/reduced € 8 / € 5
Children / young people up to 17 years: free admission
Pupils and students up to and including 24 years of age: free admission (valid proof required)
Groups of 10 or more € 6

Direction

By car: To visit the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, enter "Fritz-Schupp-Allee" into your navigation device. If you want to visit the Zollverein coking plant, please enter "Arendahls Wiese" in your navigation system. Free parking spaces for cars are signposted and can be found both at the colliery (A1, A2 and B) and at the coking plant (C).

The Zollverein parking deck on the coking plant, Im Welterbe 11, is subject to a charge. Cost: €1.80/hour, day ticket €7.50. Please note: it is not possible to pay in cash, currently you can only pay by EC card. There are four charging points (22 kW fast charger) for e-cars here.

Public transport: You can reach the site by public transport via the stops "Zollverein" (tram 107, also "Kulturlinie") and "Zollverein-Nord" (tram 107, also "Kulturlinie", bus 170, bus 183 or regional train RB32) as well as the stops "Kokerei Zollverein" and "Kohlenwäsche" (bus 183).