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City History Thursdays: The Margarethen Estate in Rheinhausen until 1945

Lecture by Harald Küst

On January 8 at 6:15 pm, the Duisburg City Archive, in cooperation with the Mercator Society, invites you to a lecture by Harald Küst, member of the "Mercator's Neighbors" initiative.

Today, the Margarethen Estate is a popular anchor point on the Route of Industrial Heritage. Built in 1903 as a works settlement for the neighboring Friedrich-Alfred-Krupp-Hütte, the site quickly developed into the nucleus for the up-and-coming town of Rheinhausen. In his lecture, Harald Küst outlines the history of the settlement up to the end of the Second World War. He will take a closer look at the architects responsible, such as Robert Schmohl and Georg Metzendorf, as well as the various construction phases and place the Margaretensiedlung in the context of Krupp's social policy.

The lecture is part of the City Archive's "Stadtgeschichte donnerstags" lecture series. Admission is free of charge.

Location: DenkStätte in the Duisburg City Archive, Karmelplatz 5, at the inner harbor.