Ruhr coal mining district

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ruhr_coal_mining_district
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:region
gptkbp:area about 4,435 km²
gptkbp:declinedAfter 1960s
gptkbp:environmentalImpact pollution
land subsidence
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Ruhrtriennale
gptkbp:hasDialects gptkb:Ruhrdeutsch
gptkbp:hasFootballClub gptkb:Borussia_Dortmund
gptkb:FC_Schalke_04
gptkb:MSV_Duisburg
gptkb:VfL_Bochum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ruhr coal mining district
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:industrializationBegan early 19th century
gptkbp:knownFor coal mining
steel production
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:lastCoalMineClosed 2018
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Germany
gptkb:North_Rhine-Westphalia
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Bochum
gptkb:Dortmund
gptkb:Essen
gptkb:Gelsenkirchen
Duisburg
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Red_Dot_Design_Museum
gptkb:German_Mining_Museum
gptkb:Ruhr_Museum
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ruhr_River
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Zeche_Zollverein
gptkb:Zeche_Zollern
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Gasometer_Oberhausen
gptkb:Villa_Hügel
gptkb:Tiger_&_Turtle_–_Magic_Mountain
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Rhine-Ruhr_metropolitan_region
gptkbp:population over 5 million
gptkbp:populationPeak 19th century
20th century
gptkbp:postWarReconstruction gptkb:Marshall_Plan
gptkbp:redevelopment gptkb:IBA_Emscher_Park
gptkbp:river gptkb:Lippe
gptkb:Ruhr
gptkb:Emscher
gptkbp:transformsInto post-industrial redevelopment
gptkbp:transportation Ruhr Expressway
Ruhrgebiet S-Bahn
gptkbp:type bituminous coal
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Zeche_Zollverein
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lohberg_colliery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7