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

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

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

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

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

A later expansion of the settlement, showing the change of the 1920s towards New Objectivity and standardized, efficient urban design.

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

e realization of the garden city ideal in the 21st century.