Event
Abenteuer Heimat - Walzwerk Wissen
Meeting point
Meeting point is the Tourist Information Wissen at the Regio train station at 14:25.
Tourist Information Wisserland
At the Regio Station
Bahnhofstraße 2
57537 Wissen
Phone 0 27 42 26 86
info@wisserlandtouristik.de
Price
The event in the series "Adventures in the Homeland" costs 5.00€ for adults and 2.00€ for children up to 12 years old and is to be paid on-site to the tour guide Bar .
Arrival Information
Parking: Multi-storey car park "Im Buschkamp" in Wissen, parking spaces in the old town of Wissen (near the starting point), parking spaces on Walzwerkstraße, e.g. at kulturWERKwissen (this is where the tour ends).
Included services
- Entry Rolling Mill Wissen
- Tour of the Rolling Mill
Payment conditions
The payment processing is handled by the Altenkirchen district adult education center.
As soon as the minimum number of participants is reached, you will receive specific final information.
Cancellation policy
If you are unable to attend the appointment, we kindly ask you to inform us in advance.
Hint / Advice
Your tour guide: Christiane Weber
The registration deadline is August 14, 2025.
Description
As part of our event series Adventure Homeland, you will visit the rolling mill in Wissen at this appointment and learn more about
The History of the Rolling Mill and Its Importance for the Wisserland
The number of participants is limited. Please register!
Mining and iron smelting shaped the Wisserland for centuries.
The approximately 2-hour guided tour allows us to dive into the era of the mining industry. With the construction of the tinplate rolling mill, the industrialization of Wissen picked up speed. The number of "roller workers" rose from 300 to 3000 employees.
Ninety factory buses arrived daily from the Westerwald to the Sieg. Workers' settlements, "directors' villas," and a soccer stadium still bear witness today to what was once the largest and most modern tinplate rolling mill in Europe. The dark times in the history of the "WORK" from 1940 to 1945 will also be illuminated.
Where once rolls thundered, the smell of iron and grease hung in the air, and during the times of the Alfredhütte and the hot rolling mill the air shimmered with heat, today lies the "kulturWERKwissen."
Wissen breathes the rolling mill.
Participation in all tours is at your own risk!
Current information
The number of participants is limited. Please register!
Contact and directions
Walzwerkstr. 24 a
57537 Wissen