A large factory with a lot of steel pipes. Völklinger Hütte, 3

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A large factory with a lot of steel pipes. Völklinger Hütte, 3

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Deutsch: Die Völklinger Hütte ist ein ehemaliges Eisenwerk in der saarländischen Stadt Völklingen. Das Eisenwerk wurde im Jahre 1873 gegründet und im Jahre 1986 stillgelegt. Im Jahre 1994 erklärte die UNESCO die Völklinger Hütte zum Weltkulturerbe, die heute (2010) als der wichtigste Standort der Industriekultur in Europa zählt.
English: The Völklingen Ironworks (German: Völklinger Hütte) is located in the German town of Völklingen, Saarland. In 1994, it was declared by UNESCO a World Heritage site. The former ironwork was founded in 1873 and decommissioned in 1986.
In 1994 it was declared a World Heritage site by the UNESCO and is regarded the most important location of the industrial culture in Europe today (2010).

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1870 - 1880
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