Discover 6 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Herten (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Schloss Herten, Halde Hoppenbruch, and Halde Hoheward. Also, be sure to include Zeche Ewald in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Herten (North Rhine-Westphalia).
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Schloss Herten
Wedding venue in Herten, Germany. Herten Castle is a moated castle situated in the town of Herten in the administrative district of Recklinghausen in the state of North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. It is located within an old English landscape garden and its first mentioning dates back to 1376. In 1962, the main castle building was declared a cultural heritage monument.
While foundations of today's main castle building incorporate elements from the 14th-century building, the buildings visible today were built in the 16th and 17th century by Coesfeld architect Henric de Suer and his son Johann. They were built for the families Stecke and Nesselrode. After the First World War, the main castle building was no longer used as a residence and started to deteriorate. Subsidence caused by the widespread sub-surface mining in the surrounding industrial Ruhr area added to the structural damage, bringing the castle buildings close to collapse. Only radical restoration measures taken by the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe (German: Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe) from 1974 to 1989 saved the late Gothic castle complex from total decline. Today it is used as a venue for concerts, cultural events and festivities. It also houses a café. The castle's park is popular for walking, picknicking, jogging and biking.[1]
Address: Im Schloßpark 15, 45699 Herten
Halde Hoppenbruch
The Hoppenbruch slagheap is a tailings pile on the road Im Emscherbruch in Herten. It was created between 1978 and 1992 from fills from the Ewald/Schlägel & Eisen and General Blumenthal/Haard collieries and has a volume of 34 million tons at a height of just over 70 meters above the surrounding level. From 1983 it was partially open to the public, and since 1992 it has been released from mining supervision and fully open. From the top you have a wide view over the Ruhr area.
Together with the Hoheward slag heap, it forms the largest slag heap landscape in the Ruhr region. Hoppenbruch and Hoheward together form a large part of the Hoheward Landscape Park and are also a stop on the Route of Industrial Culture.
Halde Hoheward
The Hoheward slagheap is a tailings pile in the Ruhr area. It was formed from fills from the Recklinghausen II colliery, the Ewald colliery and the General Blumenthal/Haard colliery. Situated between the cities of Herten and Recklinghausen, but mostly in the Hertener Mark, it forms the largest tailings pile landscape of the Ruhr area together with the Hoppenbruch tailings pile as well as the vast Emscherbruch central landfill in the neighboring Resser Mark to the west. The highest point of the slag heap is reached at a height of 152.5 m above sea level. The Hoheward and Hoppenbruch waste rock piles are part of the Route of Industrial Culture and the Hoheward Landscape Park. The owner of both slagheaps is the Ruhr Regional Association, which took over the areas from Deutsche Steinkohle AG. As project sponsor, it is responsible for the development of the Hoheward slag heap. In good visibility, the Rhine Tower in Düsseldorf, about 50 km away, can be seen.
Address: Im Emscherbruch, Herten
Zeche Ewald
Historical place
Siebenbürger Haus der Jugend
Address: Hermannstädter Platz 2-4, Herten
Autohaus
Address: Feldstraße 274 - 276, Herten