Gemeentelijke Gasfabriek, Industrial gas plant in Utrecht, Netherlands.
The Gemeentelijke Gasfabriek features a machine hall, furnace house, workshops, purification building, and three gas holders along the Wittevrouwensingel canal.
From 1862 to 1959, this municipal gas factory supplied town gas to Utrecht, replacing the previous De Heus monopoly and serving over 23,500 households.
The facility includes two preserved villas: one for the director and another serving as an office building with living quarters for the supervisor.
The factory connected to the central railway through a dedicated rail spur, enabling efficient coal transport from ships arriving via the Wittevrouwensingel canal.
After closure, the contaminated site underwent extensive remediation and transformed into Griftpark, which opened in 1999 with the office villa becoming a hostel.
Location: Utrecht
GPS coordinates: 52.09957,5.12721
Latest update: March 4, 2025 23:47
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