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Wolfsbachtal waterworks, Water processing facility in Essen, Germany.

Wolfsbachtal waterworks is a disused waterworks on the Ruhrtalstraße between Kettwig and Werden, about 500 metres downstream of the Wolfsbach mouth. Its brick building, placed under monument protection in 1986, is privately used and not open to the public. It had a capacity of twelve million cubic metres of water per year.

The waterworks was built in the early 1900s during the region's rapid industrial growth. At that time, modern water systems were essential to supply clean water to Essen's fast-growing population.

The brick building is a protected monument since 1986 and is privately used today, not open to the public. Its name comes from the Wolfsbach stream, which flows into the Ruhr about 500 metres upstream of the site on the Ruhrtalstraße between Werden and Kettwig.

The brick building on Ruhrtalstraße between Werden and Kettwig, about 500 metres downstream of the Wolfsbach mouth, is not open to the public and is used privately; it can only be viewed from the outside. The site is fenced, so there is no access to the interior or the grounds.

The waterworks was decommissioned in 1989 and is privately used today; it is not open to the public. Its brick building was placed under monument protection in 1986. The site lies on the Ruhrtalstraße between Kettwig and Werden, about 500 metres downstream of the mouth of the Wolfsbach.

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Route der Industriekultur – Wasser: Werke, Türme und Turbinen
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