Haspelknecht: The Ruhr Valley Expansion

Designed by Thomas Spitzer

Coal mining has now become an inherent and lucrative business for farmers in the Ruhr valley. The tunnels are dug deeper and longer through the use of iron, and water channels are implemented to help drain the pit water. Most of the population earns their living exclusively by coal mining and delivering the black gold to peddlers and the first coal barges cruising the river which gives its name to the valley and the entire area – the Ruhr. The Ruhr Valley is an expansion to Haspelknecht.