Zeche Constanze

Did you know that Zeche Constanze in Bochum only operated for nine short years? It was a coal mine a small but significant part of the Ruhr’s industrial past. Imagine the miners their lives spent extracting coal from the earth. Zeche Constanze was active from 1919 to 1928. During its brief existence it employed many men. They toiled in the depths of the earth extracting precious coal. The mine boasted two shafts one reaching 85 meters deep and the other an impressive 229 meters. In its peak year 1926 Zeche Constanze produced approximately 209000 tons of coal. That’s a lot of coal powering homes and industries across the region. The mine had a small railway connection to Stockum station. This was on the Dortmund-Löttringhausen to Bochum-Langendreer line. This facilitated the transport of coal to the wider network. Unfortunately Zeche Constanze’s story ended abruptly in 1928. The above-ground structures were demolished and the shafts were filled in. The mine faded from memory leaving behind only traces of its existence. Today all that remains are memories and perhaps some archival photographs. The site serves as a reminder of the region’s industrial heritage and the hard work of the miners. Yet the name Zeche Constanze endures a silent testament to a brief but significant chapter in Bochum’s history. Zeche Constanze’s legacy lives on in stories like this one. A story that tells of hard work and a brief but impactful existence.