Company town

Connected Sites: 14

Definition
A company town is a town or city in which much or all real estate, buildings (both residential and commercial), utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company.

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Connected Sites

  • Crespi d'Adda
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.40
    154
    7
  • Mining Sites of Wallonia
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.25
    179
    7
    workers city Grand Hornu, Bois du Luc
  • Engelsberg Ironworks
    Inscribed: 1993
    2.45
    93
    11
    Angelsberg, Sweden
  • New Lanark
    New Lanark
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.69
    143
    11
  • Derwent Valley Mills
    Derwent Valley Mills
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.38
    124
    12
  • Ivrea
    Ivrea
    Italy
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.05
    104
    6
  • Saltaire
    Saltaire
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.28
    134
    13
  • Røros
    Røros
    Norway
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.02
    93
    5
    Røros was a ‘company town’ and the copper works were responsible for work, transport, and food supplies, schools, and a few social services. (AB ev extension)
  • Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.85
    13
    4
  • Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.06
    144
    9
    Cité des Électriciens
    See fr.wikipedia.org
  • Colonies of Benevolence
    Colonies of Benevolence
    Belgium, Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.13
    148
    7
    The Society of Benevolence owned the grounds of the colonies and all the facilities on the territory, ranging from farms, workshops, staff houses and institutions to religious buildings, homes for the elderly, schools, cemeteries and hospitals. "The Society provided the families in their colonists' homes with household goods including sheets, distinctive Colony clothing, furniture and food. (...) Extra food could be bought in the Colony store with special Colony money. (Nomination file, p. 95)
  • Sewell Mining Town
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.85
    34
    8
    "developed by the Braden Copper company in the early 20th century, to house workers throughout the year for what was the world’s largest underground copper mine, El Teniente" (AB ev)
  • Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.20
    42
    7
    "The majority of workers had no possessions whatsoever: their tools, furniture, clothes and houses were all provided by the company. Payment was often in tokens that could only be exchanged in the general store." (AB ev)
  • Fray Bentos
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.79
    36
    5
    Barrio Anglo