Essen
Sign in to savethumb|upright|Logo of the city of Essen Essen () is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the tenth-largest city of Germany. Essen lies in the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, second largest by GDP in the EU, and is part of the cultural area of Rhineland. Due to its central location in the Ruhr, Essen is often regarded as the Ruhr's "secret capital".
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Essen is the second-largest city in the Ruhr region of Germany and the fourth-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population that makes it the tenth-largest city in Germany overall. Located in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area—the second-largest by GDP in the EU—Essen is often considered the cultural and economic heart of the Ruhr industrial region.
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Article
48 sectionsContents
- Geography
- General
- City districts
- Climate
- History
- Origin of the name
- Early history
- Eighth–twelfth centuries
- 13th–17th centuries
- Thirty Years' War
- Industrialisation
- World War I and occupation
- Nazism, World War II
- Twenty-first century
- Politics
- Historical development
- Mayor
- City council
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Cooperation agreements
- Industry and infrastructure
- Economy
- Fairs
- Media
- Education
- Medicine
- Transport
- Streets and motorways
- Public transport
- Aviation
- Landmarks
- Zollverein Industrial Complex
- Essen Minster and treasury
- Old Synagogue
- Villa Hügel
- Kettwig and Werden
- Other important cultural sites
- Other sites
- Notable people
- Natives
- Honorary citizens
- Sport
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|upright|Logo of the city of Essen Essen () is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the tenth-largest city of Germany. Essen lies in the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, second largest by GDP in the EU, and is part of the cultural area of Rhineland. Due to its central location in the Ruhr, Essen is often regarded as the Ruhr's "secret capital".
Two rivers flow through the city: the Emscher in the north, and in the south the Ruhr River, which is dammed in Essen to form the and reservoirs. The central and northern boroughs of Essen historically belong to the Low German Westphalian dialects area, and the south of the city to the Low Franconian Bergish area.