Cities

Essen

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Essen." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/essen.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Essen. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/essen

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-essen,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Essen},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/essen},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany.

Facts

Population

573,618 1

Area (sq km)

210.34 1

Population Estimate Year

2025 1

Elevation (m)

116 1

Latitude

51.45083 degrees north 1

Longitude

7.01306 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Germany

Source Essen (Wikipedia)

North Rhine-Westphalia

essen is associated with north-rhine-westphalia.

Source Essen (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Europe

Sources

1. Essen (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationLead section

Quote, Lead section

Its population of 573,618 makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Dusseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the tenth-largest city of Germany.

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1. Essen (Wikipedia)

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