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A smartphone displaying a map with a location marked 'Die Oase der Bergluft: Schatten und Licht in Hassel.' 1
A red metal structure in front of a building with multiple windows and air conditioning units. 2
A train station with a covered platform, overhead lighting, and benches. 3
A soccer field with bleachers and a goalpost. 4
A modern building with large glass windows and a curved facade. 5
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The previous price was NZ$13 and current price is NZ$10 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h 8m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Leave behind the iron gates of the industrial past of the Ruhr area and discover a hidden utopia. This captivating walk through the garden city of Hassel shows how visionary architecture, curved streets, and deep green gardens were used as a psychological remedy for the hard, dark life of the miners. Accompany a city planner and a local resident on their journey of discovery through the fascinating, multifaceted, and sometimes patronising history of a area built to save the human soul from the machine.

    • 7.8 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 188 min.
    • Ideal for everyone interested in urbanism, infrastructure & innovation and urbanism & innovation
      Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Gelsenkirchen
    • Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Bergmannsglückstraße 13
    • 13 Bergmannsglückstraße
    • 45896, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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Self-guided podcast tour Gelsenkirchen: The Oasis of the Miners in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 8 minutes3h 8m
    3h 8m
  • Opening hours: Thu 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
NZ$12.01
NZ$9.61 x 1 AdultNZ$9.61
Total
The previous price was NZ$12.01 and current price is NZ$9.61
20% off

What's included, what's not

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

Know before you book

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

Activity itinerary

Gelsenkirchen

  • 10m
The historic gatehouse of the former mine, which marked the boundary between the dark industrial workplace and the green settlement.

Gelsenkirchen

  • 10m
A prime example of garden city planning with curved street layouts and varied facades, which were supposed to soothe the nerves of the miners.

Gelsenkirchen

  • 10m
The central marketplace and civic meeting point that represents the social goal of providing a communal space for the working class.

Gelsenkirchen

  • 10m
A modest evangelical church that played a decisive role in the integration of Eastern European migrants in the mining community.

Gelsenkirchen

  • 10m
A later expansion of the settlement, showing the change of the 1920s towards New Objectivity and standardised, efficient urban design.

Gelsenkirchen

  • 10m
A look into the deep backyard gardens, revealing their historical necessity for food production and self-sufficiency.

Glückauf Park Hassel

  • 10m
A modern park built on the site of a former coke plant, representing the ultimate realisation of the garden city ideal in the 21st century.

Location

Activity location

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    Gelsenkirchen
    • Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Bergmannsglückstraße 13
    • 13 Bergmannsglückstraße
    • 45896, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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