Attraction · Essen · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is an attraction in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 3 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 260 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
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You're standing on the grounds of Zollverein, the old coal mine complex in Essen. For decades, this mine and its coking plant ranked among the largest of their kind in Europe. Since 2001, the complex has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 3 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
Hear the story of Museum Folkwang on the spot with the app
Partly: according to OpenStreetMap it is only partly wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 210 m and a water point at 260 m.
When you stand at Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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