Lohberg is one of seven subdivisions of Dinslaken, a city located at the northwestern margin of the Ruhr area.
Lohberg was built between 1907 and 1924 based on the architectural concept of a garden city in order to accommodate the miners and other employees of the Zeche Lohberg.
During the course of time the coal mine expanded: new shafts were sunk, workers from Korea, Yugoslavia and Turkey were hired; and the capacity increased, until it reached its maximum in 1979 with 3,135,415 tons of coal.
The remaining 1,400 workers were hired by other coal mines or went into retirement.
Because of the high number of Gastarbeiter at the coal mine, approximately 40% of them have a Turkish background.