Podcast Tour Dortmund Triumph of Nature at the Hansa Coke Plant

Dortmund, Germany
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Duration1h 36m
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LanguagesGerman, English
Group sizeUp to 99 travelers

Overview

Dive into a post-industrial wasteland where nature rewrites the rules of survival. On this captivating journey through the Hansa coke plant, you will witness a slow, silent, and slightly eerie battle. Discover how pioneer plants, mutated fungi, and artificially created landscapes devour a century of heavy industry, toxic coal dust, and brutalist architecture. This is not a story of untouched wilderness; it is a raw, triumphant narrative about biological adaptation in the face of extreme pollution.

- 2.8 km self-guided tour with 6 stations over 96 min.
- Ideal for everyone interested in spirituality, myths & nature and history & memory
Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
- Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

What's included

  • Exciting audio output in podcast style with experts and locals
  • Interactive guide in the app for questions about history and surroundings
  • Verified facts incorporated into an exciting story
  • Point-to-point navigation between stops

What to expect

  1. Kokerei Hansa
    10m
    The historic entrance area, where the workers washed off the toxic coal dust, now serves as a threshold to nature's biological purification processes.
  2. Kokerei Hansa
    10m
    The huge former mechanical lung of the facility, where the silence of the preserved machines contrasts with the buzzing of the settling insects.
  3. Kokerei Hansa
    10m
    The site of the violent thermal cooling, which left behind a highly specific, humid microclimate that favors rare, carnivorous mosses and ferns.
  4. Kokerei Hansa
    10m
    The crossing of the Emscher, once Europe's dirtiest open sewage canal, is today the scene of a billion-euro ecological restoration project.
  5. 10m
    The foot of a completely artificial mountain, piled up from World War rubble and industrial waste and now sealed and planted as a living experiment of constructed ecology.
  6. 10m
    The panoramic view, which offers a wide view of the industrial ruins sunken in green and symbolizes the permanent fusion of human history and ecological processes.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

From Dortmund main station with local public transport towards Alte Waschkaue. From the nearest stop, it is a few minutes' walk to Alte Waschkaue, Dortmund, Germany. Please check the current connection with the local transport association on the day of travel.

End point

From Deusenberg Summit, walk to the nearest stop and take local public transport back to Dortmund Central Station. The starting point is Deusenberg Gipfel, Dortmund, Germany. Please check the current connection on the day of travel.

Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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