Völklingen Ironworks World Heritage Site

Official name

Völklingen Ironworks | UNESCO

Country

Germany | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

State of Saarland
49.2487° Lat, 6.8442° Lon | Map

Code

687

Time Zone

Europe/Berlin (CET, +0100)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1994. The ironworks, which cover some 6 ha, dominate the city of Völklingen. Although they have recently gone out of production, they are the only intact example, in the whole of western Europe and North America, of an integrated ironworks that was built and equipped in the 19th and 20th centuries and has remained intact.