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The coal industry in Germany mostly happened in hughe cities of the Ruhr metropolitan area, and these are far from dying. There might be small villages in easte
by 1ris 12y ago
The coal industry in Germany mostly happened in hughe cities of the Ruhr metropolitan area, and these are far from dying. There might be small villages in eastern Germany turning into ghost towns, but this is a mostly unheard phenomenon. There is no german Detroit. Probably because there are much fewer places to move to instead.
- nl 12y agoI don't think this is a coal mining town, but Sonneberg is used as an example in [1] of a town which seems to be having similar problems: Heiko Voigt, the deputy mayor here, can point out dozens of vacant homes that he doubts will ever be sold. The reality is that the German population is shrinking and towns like this one are working hard to hide the emptiness. Mr. Voigt has already supervised the demolition of 60 houses and 12 apartment blocs, strategically injecting grassy patches into once-dense complexes. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/world/europe/germany-fights-population-drop.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/world/europe/germany-fight...
- 1ris 12y agoIt's shrinking, but not anywhere near Yubari. Here is the population statistic: [1]. Similar things will happen, but it's not there right now. [1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonneberg#mediaviewer/Datei:Population_Statistics_Sonneberg.png https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonneberg#mediaviewer/Datei:Po...