Kraftwerk Ermen & Engels
Friedrich Engels Senior, father of the famous socialist, founded the textile factory Ermen & Engels in Engelskirchen in 1837. With a workforce of up to over 600 workers, the factory was one of the most important pacemakers of industrialization in the Agger Valley. At the same time, the factory’s own power plant developed into a pioneer in local electricity production. In the museum, visitors go through the individual stages of energy generation from the water power of the Agger. It still plays an important role in the region’s energy supply today.