Dinslaken-Lohberg
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Lohberg is one of seven subdivisions of Dinslaken
, a city located at the northwestern margin of the Ruhr area
. Lohberg is mainly known for its now closed coal mine
Zeche Lohberg.
in order to accommodate the miners and other employees of the Zeche Lohberg. Subsequent plans to expand Lohberg were dropped.
with coke
the industrialists Fritz Thyssen
, Joseph Thyssen
, August Thyssen
as well as the assessor
Arthur Jacob founded the mining corporation
Lohberg on December 30, 1905.
In 1907 sinking of the shafts
Lohberg 1 and Lohberg 2 began at the country road between Dinslaken and Hünxe
.
During the course of time the coal mine expanded: new shafts were sunk, workers from Korea
, Yugoslavia
and Turkey
were hired; and the capacity increased, until it reached its maximum in 1979 with 3,135,415 ton
s of coal.
The mine was closed on January 1, 2006. The remaining 1,400 workers were hired by other coal mines or went into retirement.
at the coal mine, approximately 40% of them have a Turkish background.
Dinslaken
Dinslaken is a city in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness horse race track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods Hiesfeld and Eppinghoven.- Geography :...
, a city located at the northwestern margin of the Ruhr area
Ruhr Area
The Ruhr, by German-speaking geographers and historians more accurately called Ruhr district or Ruhr region , is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With 4435 km² and a population of some 5.2 million , it is the largest urban agglomeration in Germany...
. Lohberg is mainly known for its now closed coal mine
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
Zeche Lohberg.
History
Lohberg was built between 1907 and 1924 based on the architectural concept of a garden cityGarden city movement
The garden city movement is a method of urban planning that was initiated in 1898 by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the United Kingdom. Garden cities were intended to be planned, self-contained communities surrounded by "greenbelts" , containing proportionate areas of residences, industry and...
in order to accommodate the miners and other employees of the Zeche Lohberg. Subsequent plans to expand Lohberg were dropped.
Zeche Lohberg
In order to supply Dinslaken's ironworksIronworks
An ironworks or iron works is a building or site where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and/or steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e...
with coke
Coke (fuel)
Coke is the solid carbonaceous material derived from destructive distillation of low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal. Cokes from coal are grey, hard, and porous. While coke can be formed naturally, the commonly used form is man-made.- History :...
the industrialists Fritz Thyssen
Fritz Thyssen
Friedrich "Fritz" Thyssen was a German businessman born into one of Germany's leading industrial families.-Youth:Thyssen was born in Mülheim in the Ruhr area...
, Joseph Thyssen
Joseph Thyssen
Joseph Thyssen, also Josef Thyssen , was a German industrialist. He was the son of Friedrich Thyssen and the younger brother of August Thyssen, who was also his closest colleague and confidant.After working with his brother in the banking business of their father, Thyssen was co-owner since 1877 of...
, August Thyssen
August Thyssen
August Thyssen was a German industrialist.-Career and marriage:...
as well as the assessor
Assessor (law)
In some jurisdictions, an assessor is a judge's or magistrate's assistant. This is in fact the historical meaning of this word.-By country:In Denmark, it was the former title given to Supreme Court judges. Today the title is given to Deputy Judges...
Arthur Jacob founded the mining corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
Lohberg on December 30, 1905.
In 1907 sinking of the shafts
Shaft mining
Shaft mining or shaft sinking refers to the method of excavating a vertical or near-vertical tunnel from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom....
Lohberg 1 and Lohberg 2 began at the country road between Dinslaken and Hünxe
Hünxe
Hünxe is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the Rhine-Waal euroregion- Location :Hünxe is located approximately 10 km east of Wesel and 9 km north of Dinslaken...
.
During the course of time the coal mine expanded: new shafts were sunk, workers from Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
were hired; and the capacity increased, until it reached its maximum in 1979 with 3,135,415 ton
Ton
The ton is a unit of measure. It has a long history and has acquired a number of meanings and uses over the years. It is used principally as a unit of weight, and as a unit of volume. It can also be used as a measure of energy, for truck classification, or as a colloquial term.It is derived from...
s of coal.
The mine was closed on January 1, 2006. The remaining 1,400 workers were hired by other coal mines or went into retirement.
Demography
As of December 31, 2009, Lohberg had 6,000 residents. Because of the high number of GastarbeiterGastarbeiter
Gastarbeiter is German for "guest worker." It refers to migrant workers who had moved to West Germany mainly in the 1960s and 70s, seeking work as part of a formal guest worker programme...
at the coal mine, approximately 40% of them have a Turkish background.