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Travel Guide of Essen in Germany by Influencers and Travelers


Essen is the central and second largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of 583,109 makes it the ninth largest city of Germany, as well as the fourth largest city of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.


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1 - Mülheim an der Ruhr

   10 km away

Mülheim an der Ruhr, also described as "City on the River", is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen.

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2 - CentrO

   10 km away

CentrO is a shopping mall in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It forms part of a large commercial development called the Neue Mitte. CentrO is Germany's largest shopping mall.

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3 - Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

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Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex things to do in Essen Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex things to do in Essen



4 - Duisburg Zoo

   14 km away

The Duisburg Zoo, founded on 12 May 1934, is one of the largest zoological gardens in Germany. It is especially well known for its dolphinarium and, since 1994, for breeding koalas.

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5 - Bochum

   14 km away

Bochum, with a population of 364,920, is the sixth largest city of the most populous German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the 16th largest city of Germany.

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6 - Bismarckturm

   15 km away

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7 - Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord

   16 km away

Landschaftspark is a public park located in Duisburg-Meiderich, Germany. It was designed in 1991 by Latz + Partner, with the intention that it work to heal and understand the industrial past, rather than trying to reject it.

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Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord things to do in Essen



8 - Duisburg Inner Harbour

   17 km away

The Innenhafen in Duisburg, Germany, is connected to the Rhine River, encompasses an area of 89ha. For over a hundred years during the high point of the Industrial Revolution, it was the central harbour and trading point of the town.

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9 - Explorado Kindermuseum Duisburg

   17 km away
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Explorado Kindermuseum Duisburg things to do in Essen



10 - Ruhr

   20 km away

The Ruhr is a river in western Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine.

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11 - Tiger & Turtle

   21 km away
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12 - Neumarkt 26

   24 km away

Amberg-Sulzbach is a Landkreis in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the city of Amberg. It is bounded by the districts of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Schwandorf, Neumarkt, Nürnberger Land and Bayreuth.

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13 - Wetter (Ruhr)

   28 km away
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