On the Ruhr’s Industrial Heritage Trail, this park is on the site of the former Zeche Maximilian coal mine. The mine was only in operation for ten years before closing in 1914. After that the space remained empty until it was … See more

In 1984 the artist and architect Horst Rellecke adapted the Maximilian mine’s old washery with a 35-metre-high head of an … See more

Something you may not expect to see in a former mining city in the Ruhr is Europe’s second largest Hindu temple. There has been a temple for Hamm’s Tamil Hindu population since 1989 after thousands arrived in t… See more

At the end of the 19th century brine groundwater was discovered just east of Hamm and was found to have healing properties. From that time until 1955 Hamm was officially a spa town and permitted to call itself “B… See more