Carlswerk, Industrial heritage site in Cologne-Mülheim, Germany.
The Carlswerk complex spans 127,000 square meters, featuring over 20 industrial buildings constructed between 1896 and 1984, including a 103-meter central structure.
Franz Carl Guilleaume established the Carlswerk factory in 1874, which produced the first transatlantic telephone cable connecting Europe with North America in 1904.
Since 2018, the renovated facility functions as a cultural center hosting exhibitions, theatrical performances, concerts, conferences, dance events, and workshops.
The facility provides 440 parking spaces with digital license plate recognition, allowing visitors to pay within 48 hours either at machines or online.
The factory manufactured suspension cables for the Köln Mülheimer Bridge and employed 23,560 workers during its industrial peak in the 1960s.
GPS coordinates: 50.96640,7.00995
Latest update: September 20, 2025 21:19
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567 m
E-Werk
576 m
Mülheim Bridge
1.5 km
St. Clemens
845 m
Kulturbunker Köln-Mülheim
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Jan-Wellem-Denkmal
923 m
Mülheimer Stadtgarten
978 m
Friedenskirche
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St. Antonius
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Liebfrauenkirche
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Jüdischer Friedhof Köln-Mülheim
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Alt St. Mauritius
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Genovevabrunnen
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Luther-Notkirche (Köln-Mülheim)
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St. Theresia
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Evangelisches Andreae-Haus
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Lutherkirche
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Schanzenstraße 35
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Church of St Mauritius
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Kreuzkirche
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Herz-Jesu-Kirche
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St. Elisabeth
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Mülheimer Freiheit, Ecke Ferrenbergstraße
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Schanzenstraße 41
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Krahnenstraße 13
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Baptistenkirche (Köln-Mülheim)
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Kapellche
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