The most interesting sites of the industrial heritage of the Ruhr region are combined under the keyword Industrial Heritage Trail. A number of objects relate to the importance of riverine transportation, like the entire Innenhafen of Duisburg or the Henrichenburg ship lift in Waltrop.
There are also preserved industrialist residences, for example the Hochenhof in Hagen. The booming population of the Ruhr area needed to be housed, and thus the local industrialists built numerous workers' settlements throughout the 19th and early 20th century. Some of them have been preserved.
The oldest one is Eisenheim in Oberhausen , which is pretty basic and reminiscent of the sombre beginnings of industrial revolution. Other, however, paint a different picture, forming elegant garden cities and surprising with unique architecture. Extensive mining operations brought large masses of waste rock above ground, which needed to be stored away. This led to the creation of pit heaps, called Halde in German, close to main mining shafts, which formed a landscape typical of all of the mining regions of Europe.
Today, most pit heaps have been recultivated and have the appearance of green hills rather than grim spoil tips. Each of the Ruhr's cities has one or several art museums, galleries or exhibition halls. Most of them focus on modern and contemporary art.
Many of the region's large parks are redeveloped former industrial sites, many being parts of the Industrial Heritage Trail, like Nordosternpark in Gelsenkirchen or Maximilanpark in Hamm. They were developed to host a garden exhibition, as was the earlier Westfalenpark in Dortmund. Besides those, noteworthy are botanical gardens in Dortmund , Essen and Bochum , the latter featuring a splendid Chinese Garden.
Pretty much all of the large cities also have zoos. A lot of private theatres in all cities offer excellent shows. Ask at the tourist offices of the cities for addresses and shows. The musical Starlight Express in Bochum is has been show in its purpose built venue since the s, and is curiously more successful than any production of the same musical in the Anglosphere. Visit Colosseum Theatre in Essen. It is a former production hall with an wonderful industrial ambiente.
The play and concert festival Ruhr Triennale offers a wide range of events spread all over the region. Another example for the re-use of a former industrial building is the Jahrhunderhalle Hall of the Century in Bochum - one of the most extraordinary stages worldwide. Every year at the first weekend of summer schoolout starts Bochum Total. For 4 days the city turns into a stage for rock music. In May the Ruhr Marathon takes place with about 20, athletes and , viewers. Every town has several pitches and in the summer there are few grassy areas not used for playing.
The Ruhr also has several professional football teams, creating at times an intense rivalry. The most intense is between supporters of Borussia Dortmund and Schalke As a rule of thumb you should avoid wearing football jersies in blue and white in Dortmund and yellow and black in Gelsenkirchen. The rivalry between these two teams rarely turns into violence, but the atmosphere can get a bit hostile, especially if you don't understand the people.
Both Dortmund and Schalke have been very competitive on the national and European level but other teams mentioned below also have a storied history that is taken very seriously by the fans. Some people have argued that there are more people in the soccer stadiums on Saturdays than in church on Sunday, and though nobody has counted, it may well be true judging from the quasi-religious fervor for soccer in this area.
Bochum, Oberhausen, Essen and Duisburg also have professional teams, but these are considered non-contenders by supporters of the two big teams. Matchdays are between Friday and Sunday and can lead to heavy traffic at the roads and public transport. You should behave like the locals and avoid the playing cities on match day unless you have tickets for the match. Other team spectator sports play second or even third fiddle, but there are regular games in the professional team Handball , Ice-Hockey and Basketball leagues as well as several semi-pro and amateur leagues of other sports including American Football.
Excellent conditions for cycling are offered by the Ruhrtalradweg with a length of about km through rural regions, the Emscher Radweg goes for km besides the river Emscher and Rhein-Herne-Canal through industrial panorama. Both routes offer an excellent view on industry surroundings, settlements and suburbs. Inline skating you can do very well around Lake Kemnade km at the southern limits of Bochum and Lake Baldeney 16 km at the southern limits of Essen.
But avoid visiting these locations at the weekend - it will be too crowded. For jogging , the routes above are very suitable but also there are Nordsternpark at Gelsenkirchen, Gyserberg-Park at Herne and Rombergpark at Dortmund for all of them entry is free.
Characteristic for the Ruhr are lots of kiosks in the suburbs: small shops for nearly everything. Open mainly from afternoon till late night, they act also as a communication spot for the neighbourhood. But the centres of the major cities are good places to go shopping as well. The traditional Ruhr cuisine has died out. Today it is mainly an international cuisine with influences from Westphalia and Rhineland as well as from the Mediterranean cuisine.
Since a high percentage of the population has a migration background and Germans like to taste foreign food you will find a lot of foreign restaurants. All those who like pancake should visit a 'Pfannkuchenhaus'. There is a wide variation of covering: you can get them sweet or with bacon, meat or vegetables. During all months containing the letter 'r' that would be September-April in German blue mussels are offered. During May fresh asparagus Spargel is available. White asparagus is the widely preferred variety in Germany, and while green asparagus is increasingly available, restaurants usually serve the white variety.
Traditionally the last day of asparagus season is 24 June, as the plants have to get enough rest time to regenerate for the next season. Takeaway bars can be found everywhere.
The typical German ' Currywurst' , a fried sausage with ketchup and curry powder, is available everywhere. Currywurst as a traditional workers' food, while invented in Berlin, has strong cultural ties in the area, and comparing it unfavorably to that in Berlin is certainly a no-no. Cafes and ice cream parlours are very common. Skip to content Home Users' questions Where is Ruhr valley located?
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