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Königsgrube

Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

A 6-minute field recording by sam auinger made in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on 16 March 2025, in the afternoon. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus, trains & stations and crowds & voices.

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Königsgrube
6:18CC BY-SA 3.0by sam auingerInternet Archive
6:18
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Recordist's notes

The former pumping station in Herne in the Ruhr area is part of the Emscherkunstweg with the work “Königsgrube” by Markus Jeschaunig. A playground, the adjacent settlement and the large green space with its many birds determine the poetic atmosphere on site.

Written by sam auinger on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Gelsenkirchen is a city of about 270,028 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. OttoAnna lists 15 field recordings from here.

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