European Route of Industrial Heritage

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The European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH) is a network of the most important Industrial Heritage sites in Europe. The aim of the project is to create interest for the common European Heritage of the Industrialization and its remains. ERIH also wants to promote regions, towns and sites showing the industrial history and market them as visitor attractions in the leisure and tourism industry.

1 Anchor Points
2 Regional Routes
3 European Theme Routes
4 External links

[edit] Anchor Points

The – virtual – main route is built by the so-called Anchor Points. These are Industrial Heritage sites which are the historically most important and most attractive for visitors. In a first step the route leads through Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Germany.

Location	Site	Theme(s)
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amlwch	Mynydd Parys and Porth Amlwch	Mining, Transport and Communication
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam	Heineken Experience - Heineken Brewery	Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Beringen	Flemish Coal Mining Museum	Mining
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Birmingham	Jewellery Quarter	Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blaenavon	Big Pit National Coal Museum	Mining
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradford	Saltaire Village	Textile, Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Brandenburg an der Havel	Industrial Museum	Iron and Steel
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brentford	Kew Bridge Steam Museum	Energy, Water
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chatham, Kent	Chatham Dockyard	Transport and Communication
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Chemnitz	Chemnitz Industrial Museum	Textile, Production and Manufacturing, Energy, Transport and Communication
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cromford	Derwent Valley Mills	Textile
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Crynant	Cefn Coed Colliery Museum	Mining
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Delmenhorst	Nordwolle	Textile
Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Differdange	Industry and Railway Park Fond-de-Gras	Mining, Transport and Communication
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund	Westphalian Industrial Museum Zollern II/IV Colliery	Mining
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Duisburg	North Duisburg Landscape Park	Iron and Steel
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dundee	Verdant Works	Textile
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Enschede	Museum of Textiles and Social Life Jannink	Textile
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Essen	World Heritage Site Zollverein XII Colliery & Coking Plant	Mining
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Euskirchen	Rhineland Industrial Museum Mueller Cloth Mill	Textile
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gloucester	National Waterways Museum and Gloucester Dock	Transport and Communication
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Goslar	Mines of Rammelsberg World Heritage Site	Mining
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Gräfenhainichen	Ferropolis - Town of Iron	Mining, Energy
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Haarlemmermeer	Steam Pumping Station De Cruquius	Energy, Water
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg	Museum of Work	Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hengelo	Museum of Technology HEIM	Production and Manufacturing, Energy
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Hoyerswerda	Lusatia Mining Museum Knappenrode	Mining
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kerkrade	Museum of Industry INDUSTRION	Mining, Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kidderminster	Severn Valley Railway	Transport and Communication
Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg La Louvière	Mining Site Bois-du-Luc. Ecomusée	Mining
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Lage	Westphalian Industrial Museum Brick Works Lage	Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lanark	New Lanark	Textiles
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Lichterfeld	Overburden Conveyor Bridge F60	Mining
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liverpool	Merseyside Maritime Museum	Transport and Communication
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Llanberis	National Slate Museum	Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester	Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester	Textile, Production and Manufacturing, Energy, Transport and Communication
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Merkers	Merkers Adventure Mine	Mining
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newtongrange	Scottish Mining Museum	Mining
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Northwich	Lion Salt Works	Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Nürnberg	DB (German Railway) Museum	Transport and Communication
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Oberhausen	Gasometer next to CentrO	Energy
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Papenburg	Meyer Shipyard	Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Peenemünde	Historical and Technical Information Centre	Energy, Transport and Communication
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Penzance	Geevor Tin Mine	Mining
Image:Flag of France.svg Petite-Rosselle	La mine, Musée du Carreau Wendel	Mining
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhondda	Rhondda Heritage Park	Mining
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam	Wilhelmina Quays	Production and Manufacturing, Transport and Communication
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Selb	European Industrial Museum of China	Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sheffield	Kelham Island Museum	Iron and Steel, Production and Manufacturing, Energy
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Solingen	Rhineland Industrial Museum Hendrichs Drop Forge	Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stoke-on-Trent	Gladstone Pottery Museum	Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Swansea	National Waterfront Museum	Mining, Iron and Steel, Production and Manufacturing, Energy, Transport and Communication, Water
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tavistock	Morwellham Quay	Mining, Transport and Communication
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Telford	Ironbridge Gorge Museums	Mining, Iron and Steel, Production and Manufacturing, Energy
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tilburg	The Dutch Museum of Textiles	Textile
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Uebigau-Wahrenbrück	Louise Briquette Works	Mining, Energy
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Völklingen	World Heritage Site Voelklingen Iron Works	Iron and Steel
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wakefield	National Coal Mining Museum for England	Mining
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Waltham Abbey	Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills	Mining, Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Zaandam	Museum "Zaanse Schans"	Energy, Water
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Zehdenick	Mildenberg Brick Work Park	Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Zevenaar	Brick Works De Panoven	Production and Manufacturing
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Zwickau	August Horch Museum	Production and Manufacturing