Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of 573,618 makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after
Essen Panorama
Thyssen Krupp Quartier
Essen Südviertel Luft
Schloss Borbeck Komplettansicht Sonnenuntergang 2012
The Ruhr area, also referred to as the Ruhr District, Ruhr Region, or Ruhr Valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 1,160/km2 and a populati
Essen
…Essen (German pronunciation: ) is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of 573,618 makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and…
Geographic center of the Ruhrgebiets (51°31′03″N 7°08′42″E / 51.51758°N 7.14507°E / 51.51758; 7.14507), in the Röhlinghausen neighborhood of Herne.
Old market square in Dortmund with St. Reinold's Church
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001