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Technical cultural monuments
All Details are taken from the map "Märkische Straße Technical Cultural Monuments" for the Märkischen Kreis, the Ennepe-Ruhrkreis and the Town of Hagen. This map is available from:
Stadtinformation Iserlohn (Town Information Center)
Bahnhofsplatz 2
58644 Iserlohn
Phone +49 (0) 2371 / 217-1820 and 8094-90
stadtinfo(at)gfw-is.de
See also: www.wassereisenland.de
Federal railway station
Bahnhofstraße
58642 Iserlohn-Letmathe
- Station - renewed at the turn of the 20 th century in the English Tudor style
Previously visual Telegraph station at the Danz Tower
Danzweg
58644 Iserlohn
- set up on the Berlin-Koblenz Line 1835
- technical equipment was destroyed 1849 during the events of the Revolution
- previous signal mast reconstructed 1996
Can be visited day light hours an with good visibility.
Historical factory buildings Maste-Barendorf
Baarstraße
58636 Iserlohn
- Significant, in the original character retained factory buildings in Märkischen Kreis from the 19 th Century.
- Previous brass rolling mill
- Oldest part of the buildings is the dual buildings (Doppelgebäude) at the dam, opposite the foundry and other factories.
- Current useage: Needle Museum of the Town of Iserlohn with a hair pin department, historical "Gelbgießerei" brass foundry with demonstrations, historically reconstructed water wheel.
Information can be obtained from the Town information Iserlohn.
Bridge over the Lenne
Iserlohn-Stenglingsen
Stenglingser Weg
- Large Bridge built from sand stone, square stone block walls, which is supported on four pillars
- 1899/1900 built and 1994 restored
- currently used as foot and cycle bridge
Kettenschmiede (Chain forge) Teves
Iserlohn-Oestrich
Berliner Allee 112
Phone +49 (0) 2374 / 15527
- The small half-timbered building is one of the oldest chain forges, presumably from the second half of the 18 th century.
- The forge has remained fully-functional.
Outdoor visit possible at all times.
Indoor visit and registration for a demonstration - contact Family Teves.
Kettenschmiede (Chain forge) Treude/Römer
Iserlohn-Oestrich
Beilstr. 12
Phone +49 (0) 2374 / 10961
- A half-timbered house in the old center of Oestrich dating back to the middle of the 19 th century.
- The technical equipment has mostly remained functional.
- The house is mostly used as a workshop.
Outdoor visit possible at all times.
Indoor visit by appointment with Family Römer.
Kettenschmiede (Chain forge) Brenzel
Iserlohn-Grürmannsheide
Rotehausstr. 37
Phone +49 (0) 2374 / 2173
- small half-timbered house with brick extention dating back to the second half of the 19 th century
- equipped with three forges, bellows and tools
- well-kept example of early rural second occupation of farmers
Outdoor visit possible at all times.
Indoor visit by appointment with Mrs. Elisabeth Brenzel.
Kettenschmiede (Chain forge) Heuer
Iserlohn-Refflingsen
Alte Poststr. 51
- small, partly half-timbered, partly from brick building erected around 1860 with a chimney on the gable end and an extended store
- in the interior bellows, anvil and tools
Outdoor visit only possible.
Corn Distillery Bimberg/Gut Lenninghausen
Iserlohn-Drüpplingsen
Lenninghauser Weg 1
Phone +49 (0) 2378 / 2210
- Two storey building with extention and chimney
- Together with the house - built after 1850
- Specialities are Liqueurs produced from corn
Interior visit by appointment with Family Bimberg.
Previous Factory Kissing & Möllmann
Iserlohn
Obere Mühle 28
- Monumental brick building near the old railway
- built 1865 and finally extended 1898
- the previous foundry enjoyed world-wide reputation in the outgoing 19 th century, mainly due to the production of coffee grinders
- the company was discontinued in 1890
Outdoor visit possible at all times.
Previous Maste’sches Factory building
Iserlohn
Fritz-Kühn-Platz 5
- two storey half-timbered house built on rough, undressed stone base
- possibly built in 1810 and described as a factory in the later 1850's of the brothers Maste, who later established the industrial site at Maste-Barendorf
- since 1999 the location of the Museum for Trade and Post History
Previous Factory Geldermann
Iserlohn
Piepenstockstr. 73
- two storey factory building from brick with flat saddle roof
- 1899 built, 1904 and 1912 respectively extended
- 1939 the building was taken over by the Firm Geldermann and among other things produced hinges and fittings, cloakroom racks and sanitary articles
Outdoor visit possible at all times.
Previous Factory Brause
Iserlohn
Brausestr. 13 - 15
- The previous production building was built from brick in 1892, in 1916, and in 1936 respectively extended.
- The factory Brause manufactured primarily sewing needles and fishing hooks and later the well-known pen nibs.
- The previous advertising slogan "the best nib my son, is from Brause Iserlohn", can still be seen today on the building.
- The building today is used as a founder and trade center
Outdoor visit possible at all times.
Previous Factory Vollmann & Schmelzer
Iserlohn
Panzermacherstr. 5
- Long brick building - of which the east part was built around 1875
- Later extentions around 1895 and just before 1939
Outdoor visit possible at all time.
Previous Schmölenrolle
Iserlohn
In der Läger 29
- One of the last preserved factory buildings at Lägerbach.
- Originally set up 1615 by Herrmann Schmöle for the pulling of wire production required for combing textile yarns.
- The half-timbered building date back to the year 1725.
- The solid house results from 1850.
- Today it is used for housing purposes.
Outdoor visit ist possible at all times.