Essen
in Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Essen Mulheim Airport (5 mi) - Düsseldorf International Airport (16 mi)
- Dortmund Airport (26 mi)
- Mönchengladbach Airport (27 mi)
- Niederrhein Airport (39 mi)
- Cologne Bonn Airport (41 mi)
- Norvenich Airport (46 mi)
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (55 mi)
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Twenthe Airport (57 mi) - Maastricht Aachen Airport (66 mi)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (Unesco heritage, 3 mi)
- Cologne Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Aachen Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Schokland and Surroundings (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (Unesco heritage, 119 mi)
- Schloss Beck (amusement park, (11 mi)
- Zoologischer Garten Düsseldorf (zoo, (17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.457 and 7.012 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 27' 23" and E 7° 0' 44"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:15 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:00 am and 7:56 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Germany.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Germany. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Essen
Essen in Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia) with it's 593,085 inhabitants is located in Germany about 282 mi (or 454 km) west of Berlin, the country's capital.
Local time in Essen is now 08:15 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Berlin with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Essen, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Germany is Essen Mulheim Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Germany is Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), North-East. We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gelsenkirchen, Bottrop, Oberhausen, Bochum and Mettmann. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 62 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 34% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 11th of September 2024
16°C (60 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Thursday, 12th of September 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Friday, 13th of September 2024
16°C (61 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Suite-Apartment
Holiday Inn ESSEN - CITY CENTRE
Select Hotel Handelshof Essen
Essener Hof TOP CCL Hotel
IntercityHotel
Welcome Hotel Essen
Sheraton Essen Hotel
Petul Apart Hotel City
Atelier Garni
niu Cobbles
Videos from this area
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Kommentierter Rundgang Messe Spiel 2013 in Essen (Internationale Spieltage): Spiele-Podcast
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Highlights der Spielemesse 2014 in Essen - Teil 1 (Internationale Spieltage): Spiele-Podcast
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Essen '45 - Niedergang der Kruppwerke
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Essen Duo-Bus: Tunnel Ramp - Kray O-Bahn Busway
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Zombie Walk Essen 2014
Der Zombie Walk in Essen 2014.
Essen Kerstmarkten.nl
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Centrum Essen Deutschland
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My Beautiful Country / Serendipity / Masha's Waltz (M. Linnemann)
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Kerb guided trolleybus & tram at Essen's Berliner Platz stn (2)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Old Synagogue (Essen)
The Old Synagogue is a cultural meeting center and memorial in the city of Essen in West Germany. It is located in the center of the city on Steeler Straße 29, close to the present city hall. The memorial center was founded in 1980 and is accommodated in the pre-war Jewish community's synagogue. The synagogue, together with the attached Rabbinerhaus (House of the Rabbi), which today houses the archives of the city of Essen, was finished after a two-year construction period in 1913.
University of Duisburg-Essen
The University Duisburg-Essen is a public university in Duisburg and Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a member of the new founded University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr. http://www. ua-ruhr. de/index_en. htm It was founded on January 1, 2003 as a merger of the Gerhard Mercator University of Duisburg and the University of Essen, both of which were established in 1972. Until 1994 the name of the Gerhard Mercator University was Comprehensive University of Duisburg.
Golden Madonna of Essen
The Golden Madonna of Essen is a sculpture of the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. It is a wooden core covered with sheets of thin gold leaf. The piece is part of the treasury of Essen Cathedral, formerly the church of Essen Abbey, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and is kept on display at the cathedral.
Essen Central Station
Essen Central Station (Essen Hauptbahnhof) is a railway station in the city of Essen in western Germany. It is situated south of the old town centre, next to the A 40 motorway. It was opened in 1862 by the Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn. However, the station was not the first in Essen: as the station called Essen on the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn was opened in 1847. The station suffered extensive damage in World War II and was almost completely rebuilt in the 1950s and 1960s.
FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management
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Essen Minster
Essen Minster or Essen Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Essen, the "Diocese of the Ruhr", founded in 1958. The church, dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian and the Blessed Virgin Mary, stands on the Burgplatz in the centre of the city of Essen.
Aalto Theatre
The Aalto Theatre (in German officially Aalto-Musiktheater Essen) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Essen, Germany. It was opened on 25 September 1988 with Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. The building is mainly used for opera and ballet performances; it also serves for concerts and gala events.
Colosseum Theater
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Das Kleine Theater Essen
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Grillo-Theater
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These districts belong to Essen.
- Altendorf
- Altenessen
- Baldeney
- Barkhoferheide
- Bergerhausen
- Bredeney
- Byfang
- Dilldorf
- Fischlaken
- Frillendorf
- Frohnhausen
- Fulerum
- Hamm
- Hegemannshof
- Heide
- Heidhausen
- Heisingen
- Huttrop
- Karnap
- Katernberg
- Kray
- Kupferdreh
- Margaretenhoehe
- Neuessen
- Rellinghausen
- Ruettenscheid
- Schonnebeck
- Spillenburg
- Steele
- Stoppenberg
- Vogelheim
- Werden
These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Essen.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
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