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Description


The Ironworks in Völklingen were opened in the 19th Century and carried on working up until 1986. After the site closed it was decided that it was an important part of the history of region, with Saarland's industry being key to its development and attempts were made to retain as much of the site as possible. This ended up with the site being turned into a visitor attraction and in 1994 being added to UNESCO's World Heritage List. Today you can access a large part of the site and follow the process of turning the raw ingredients into the finished Iron. If you've got a head for heights you can even climb up to the top of the blast furnaces 45m above ground level.

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Getting There

From Saarbrücken there is an hourly Regional Express (RE) train and an hourly Regional Bahn (RB) train that runs to the station in Völklingen. Journey time is 10 minutes on the Express, about 15 on the RB. From the station its a short walk down the road and under the railway bridge to the entrance to the works.
Latitude: 49.248603; Longitude: 6.844731
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Web Link


www.voelklinger-huette.org
Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (17/10/2020), and on time of last update (18/10/2020) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.