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European Route of Industrial Heritage
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to the European Route of Industrial Heritage, the tourism information network of industrial heritage in Europe. Currently we present more than 830 sites in 29 European countries. Among these sites there are 65 Anchor Points which build the virtual ERIH main route. On ten Regional Routes you can discover the industrial history of these landscapes in detail. All sites relate to ten European Theme Routes which show the diversity of European industrial history and their common roots.
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Steam Pumping Station De Cruquius
King William I of the Netherlands had a choice between 240 windmills or three coastal pumping stations. He could not afford to waste time because every year violent storms beat against the banks of the Haarlemmermeer. In 1836 the ever growing lake even threatened to flood Amsterdam. So two years...
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Latest News
May 2008 | David de Haan new ERIH UK co-ordinator
29 April 2008 | Pilsner Urquell Brewery first ERIH Anchor Point in Czech Republik
April 2008 | ERIH Exhibition Winners
March 2008 | Blaenavon World Heritage Centre open
March 2008 | Help to save Coors Visitor Centre
March 2008 | South Wales Regional Route Launch more

Current events
Ausstellung: Otto Piene: Verwandlung | Selb, Porzellanikon | Europäisches Industriemuseum für Porzellan
Erlebniswelt Ferrodrom 08 | Völklingen, Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte
Ausstellung: nacht.aktiv -Im Dunkeln der Stadt | Solingen, Rheinisches Industriemuseum Schauplatz Solingen Gesenkschmiede Hendrichs
Ausstellung: Leonardo da Vincis Maschinen | Chemnitz, Industriemuseum Chemnitz
Wisseltentoonstellingen: Willie Wortel - De uitvinder | Kerkrade, INDUSTRION
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Do you know...
...that Carrara derives from the Celtic name for quarry?
It is also the name of one of the best-known types of marble in the world and has been mined in Italy since the time of the Romans. Michelangelo and many other artists took their marble blocks from here. Carrara marble has been used to build the cathedral in Florence, St Peter's in Rome, the World Trade Center in New York and the casinos of Las Vegas. In the "Museum of Marble", visitors can get interesting insights into the history and processing of marble, and also take part in guided tours through the quarry. The museum is situated on the mining trail of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

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