IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/jns/jbstat/v246y2026i4p409-423n1004.html

Industrial Monuments in Germany: Data Basis and Overview of Regional Structures

Author

Listed:
  • Fritsch Michael

    (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany)

  • Huegel Matthias

    (University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany)

  • Greve Maria

    (University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands)

  • Wyrwich Michael

    (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany)

Abstract

We describe the procedure for compiling a list of industrial monuments in the regions of Germany and the resulting data set. This includes detailed insights into the absolute and relative numbers of industrial monuments, categorized into production, traffic, and supply. In addition, we provide an overview of the regional distribution of the number of industrial monuments in Germany. Baden-Wuerttemberg and Bavaria exhibit the largest shares of industrial monuments nationwide, followed by Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Spatial analyses reveal significant regional variations in monument density per population and area, reflecting the historical and cultural heritage shaped by industrialization. The data set, publicly available on the Internet, fills a gap in documenting and analyzing industrial heritage in Germany.

Suggested Citation

  • Fritsch Michael & Huegel Matthias & Greve Maria & Wyrwich Michael, 2026. "Industrial Monuments in Germany: Data Basis and Overview of Regional Structures," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 246(4), pages 409-423.
    • Handle: RePEc:jns:jbstat:v:246:y:2026:i:4:p:409-423:n:1004
    DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2025-0015
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2025-0015
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1515/jbnst-2025-0015?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;

    JEL classification:

    • C8 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs
    • N9 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History
    • R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics
    • Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:jns:jbstat:v:246:y:2026:i:4:p:409-423:n:1004. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Peter Golla (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.degruyterbrill.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.