Time window at Oranje-Nassau I . location
A time window can now be seen at the location where the entrance to the Oranje-Nassau I mine once was and close to where the miners used to receive their pay packets at the end of the week.
The window, which was designed with the help of the Dutch Mining Museum, shows an image of the past in the environment of today. From 1 July, the window can be seen next to the former headquarters of the Oranje-Nassau mines, the green building that currently houses part of the Tax and Customs Administration.
Since the Year of the Mines in 2015, time windows have appeared at several former mining sites in Parkstad. The time windows are also included in the cycling route that Visit Zuid-Limburg recently published under the title 'In the track of the mines'.
John Coervers, a member of 't Koempelclubje in Heerlen and proud of his birthplace Eygelshoven with the Laura and Julia mining offices at the time, has made it his mission to realize such a time window at all former mines. They are now located in Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Brunssum, Geleen and Heerlen.
However, there was not one near the site where the Oranje-Nassau I mine once was. Later this year, a time window will also be placed at the former Oranje-Nassau III mine, which will complete John's work.
'Through the time windows we look at the past of places that have been decisive for the mining past of the city and region. They give the imagination a helping hand by showing on the spot what it used to look like there. A wonderful way to continue to tell the story of the city and region', says alderman Jordy Clemens.
This text has been automatically translated using an online translation service.
