Tuchfabrik Pastor/Neuwerk, Former textile enterprise and industrial complex in Burtscheid, Germany
Tuchfabrik Pastor/Neuwerk is a former textile business with multiple buildings in Aachen's Burtscheid district. The complex displays typical industrial architecture features, especially the 1912 weaving hall with its sturdy construction.
The factory started in 1856 as a textile business and went through various ownership changes over more than a century. The location itself has deeper roots: as early as the 14th century, a mill stood there, which later became a paper mill and eventually a textile factory.
The name refers to cloth production, work that shaped Aachen's reputation as a textile center for generations. Visitors can still observe the sturdy stone buildings and their layout, which reveal how factory work was organized and structured.
The site is located in Burtscheid and is protected as a historical monument while serving today as residential and commercial space. The historic buildings are visible and well-preserved, allowing visitors to understand the structure and character of the former industrial operation.
The site had been in use long before the textile factory arrived: the ancient location shows how industries and economies transformed at one place over centuries. From mill to paper factory to textile factory, layers of Aachen's economic history developed here.
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