Landmarks Borken, Hesse

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1 landmarks

1.1 borkener seenland
1.2 hessian brown coal mining museum
1.3 great power plant borken





landmarks
borkener seenland

the stockelache nature bathing lake , singlis surfing lake , borkener see nature reserve use old coal-mining lands tourism broad choice of activities ranging bathing, swimming , diving beach volleyball, windsurfing , aqua-golf, recreation, hiking, , nature watching.


hessian brown coal mining museum

the hessian brown coal mining museum, founded in 1992, presents under theme of discover industrial culture – experience landscape change many exhibits coal-mining , electrical generation, workings demonstrated visitors. these exhibits include underground , above-ground mining of raw material, brown coal, use, , conversion of former mining lands centrepiece.


the visitor may choose among 4 museum areas:



in 3.5 ha experience-oriented coal & energy theme park, rattling excavators, humming turbines , smoking power station kettles show how coal mined pits, , how used energy.
a reconstructed gallery displays miners work , everyday lives, , shows through original equipment change in mining procedures.
a permanent exhibition presents 400-year history of hessian brown coal mining.
the borkener see nature conservation information centre explains how second-hand landscapes fashioned former strip mining areas.

the visitors mine , mining history exhibit housed in borken s oldest building, amtsgericht – built in 1473 – in old town. coal & energy theme park , adjoining borkener see nature conservation information centre found freilichtmuseum ( @ open-air museum ) before town s gates.


great power plant borken

the borken power plant building, still stands today protected monument. built in 1922-1923 famous industrial architects werner issel , walter klingenberg.







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