Henrichshütte Hattingen
Henrichshütte
A century-old steelworks museum in the Ruhr Valley. Climb the oldest blast furnace in the Ruhr and follow the Iron Trail to learn how steel is made.
The Henrichshütte ironworks was founded in 1854 and closed in 1987. It is now a branch of the LWL Industrial Museum of Westphalia. Visitors can walk along the ore conveyor route and the casting floor all the way to the viewing platform of Blast Furnace No. 3. Exhibition halls explain ironmaking and the lives of steelworkers, and children can join treasure-hunt-style tours. Admission costs a few euros, and the museum is closed on Mondays. It is located in the small Ruhr Valley town of Hattingen, where you can also visit the half-timbered old town.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
- German Mining Museum
- Starlight Express Bochum
- Lake Baldeney
- ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen
- Halde Hoheward & Horizon Observatory
- Red Dot Design Museum
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex