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Touring Barkhoferheide
The district Barkhoferheide of Essen in Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia) is a subburb located in Germany about 281 mi west of Berlin, the country's capital place.
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Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gelsenkirchen, Bottrop, Oberhausen, Bochum and Recklinghausen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F
Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 53% |
Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 62% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
22°C (71 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
25°C (77 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
21°C (69 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Holiday Inn ESSEN - CITY CENTRE
Gladbeck van der Valk
Heiner´s Parkhotel
Suite-Apartment
Welcome Hotel Essen
AstoriaCityResort
Unperfekthotel
Novum Ambassador
Atelier Garni
City Hotel Essen
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Modelleisenbahn Deutschland Express in Gelsenkirchen - eine der größten Märklin Modellbahn
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EVAG MAN Lion's City am Palmbuschweg
In diesem Video ist ein MAN Lion's City der EVAG zu sehen. Aufgenommen mit dem Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3.
ExtraSchicht 2012 - Lissi´s Reise ins Ruhrgebiet Teil 4
In ihrem vierten Reisevideo aus der Metropole Ruhr besucht Lissi Thin die Zeche Carl, die zur ExtraSchicht ein Programm von und mit vielen jungen Künstlern aus der Region präsentiert. So...
Kamerawagen Testfahrt Camera car test drive
Im Clip ist die Erste Testfahrt mit dem Kamerawagen zu sehen. Details zum Bau und Funktionen des Kamerawagen sind unter www.schiffschreiner.de zu sehen. Bauteilzeichnungen und Fotos könnt...
78 468 auf Zeche Zollverein
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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.
Veltins-Arena
Veltins-Arena (originally Arena AufSchalke) is a football stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened in 2001, as the new home ground for German Bundesliga club Schalke 04. It hosted the 2004 UEFA Champions League final and 5 matches in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including a quarter-final. It has a league capacity of 61,482 (standing and seated) and an international capacity of 53,951 (seated only). The stadium has a retractable roof and a retractable pitch.
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.
Georg-Melches-Stadion
Georg-Melches-Stadion was a stadium in Essen, Germany. It was built in 1939 and had a capacity of 15,000. It was used, mostly, for football matches and concerts. The stadium was demolished by August 2012.
Sportpark am Hallo
Sportpark am Hallo is a facility consisting of an indoor sporting arena and an outdoor stadium located in Essen, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 2,500 people, while the stadium can accommodate 3,800 spectators. It is currently home to the TUSEM Essen team handball team and the Assindia Cardinals American football team.
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.
Gelsenberg Lager
The Gelsenberg Lager was a subcamp of the concentration camp Buchenwald in Gelsenkirchen-Horst. About 2000 Hungarian Jewish women were held in this subcamp, and were given the task of clearing the area of the Gelsenberg Benzin AG of rubble in the summer 1944. Approximately 150 of them were killed during heavy bombing attacks on the hydrogenation plant in September 1944. A few badly injured survivors were taken to Gelsenkirchen hospitals.
Mathias-Stinnes-Stadion
Mathias-Stinnes-Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Essen, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people. In 1956 it was used as venue for the first unofficial fixture of a German female national team.
Stadion Bäuminghausstraße
Stadion Bäuminghausstraße is a multi-use stadium in Essen, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people.
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex (German Zeche Zollverein) is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been inscribed into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since December 14, 2001 and is one of the anchor points of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, mining activities took place from 1851 until December 23, 1986.
Essen-Nordviertel
The Nordviertel is the most northern borough of the city district Stadtbezirk I Stadtmitte/Frillendorf/Huttrop.
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.
Trabrennbahn Gelsenkirchen
Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld is located in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1912 and has a capacity of 30,000 spectators.
Zeche Carl
Zeche Carl (Carl Mine) is a cultural centre set up by Essen Council in a former coal mine.
Glückauf-Kampfbahn
Glückauf-Kampfbahn is a multi-use stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was initially used as the stadium of FC Schalke 04 matches. It was replaced by Parkstadion in 1973. The capacity of the stadium was 34,000 spectators.
Stadion Gladbeck
Stadion Gladbeck is a multi-use stadium in Gladbeck, Germany . It is used as the stadium of Germania Gladbeck matches. The capacity of the stadium is 15,000 spectators.
Essen Zollverein Nord station
Essen Zollverein Nord is a railway station situated in close proximity to the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen in western Germany. It is served by the S2 line of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.
Essen-Altenessen station
Essen-Altenessen (Bahnhof Essen-Altenessen) is a railway station situated in Essen in western Germany. It is served by the S2 line of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and line U18 of the Essen Stadtbahn.
Bottrop-Boy station
Bottrop-Boy station is located in the German city of Bottrop in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd–Hamm line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station. The station was opened between 1925 and 1927 by Deutsche Reichsbahn. It is served by RegionalBahn service RB 44: Der Dorstener and Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 9, both operating every 60 minutes during the day.
Essen-Bergeborbeck station
Essen-Bergeborbeck station is located in the city of Essen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Duisburg–Dortmund railway of the Cologne-Minden Railway Company. The line and station opened on 15 May 1847. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station. The station is served by line S 2 (running between Dortmund and Duisburg, operating every 60 minutes during the day.
Colosseum Theater
Colosseum Theater is a theatre in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Das Kleine Theater Essen
Das Kleine Theater Essen is a theatre in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Grillo-Theater
Grillo-Theater is a theatre in Essen, Germany. Named after the industrialist Friedrich Grillo, who made the building possible, it opened on 16 September 1892 with Lessing's drama Minna von Barnhelm. The building was badly damaged in World War II; it was restored with a much simpler façade aand re-opened in 1950 with Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Notable directors included Erwin Piscator, Jean-Louis Barrault, Heinz Dietrich Kenter, Hansgünter Heyme.
GOP Varieté Essen
GOP Varieté Essen is a theatre in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Theater im Rathaus
Theater im Rathaus is a theatre in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.