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Essen

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Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
573,618 1
Area (sq km)
210.34 1
Founding Year
898 1
Founding Year
898 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
116 1
Latitude
51.45083 degrees north 1
Longitude
7.01306 degrees east 1
FAQs

What is the Zollverein site in Essen and why is it a World Heritage site?

It is a former coal mine that UNESCO declared a World Heritage site in 2001.

The central shaft system of Zollverein went into service in 1932, and it was the largest and most productive hard coal mine in Europe until it was closed down in 1986. In 2001 Zollverein Shaft XII and the coking plant were declared by UNESCO to be a World Heritage site, together with shaft system 1/2/8.
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Germany, Countries
Source Essen (Wikipedia)
North Rhine-Westphalia, States or Territories

essen is associated with north-rhine-westphalia.

Source Essen (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Essen (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Its population of 573,618 makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the tenth-largest city of Germany.
  • Infobox, Population year
    2025
  • Infobox, Area
    210.34
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    51.45083, 7.01306
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    51.45083, 7.01306
  • Infobox: elevation
    116
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 898
    The first documented mention of Essen dates back to 898, when Zwentibold, King of Lotharingia, willed territory on the western bank of the River Rhine to the abbey.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 898
    The first documented mention of Essen dates back to 898, when Zwentibold, King of Lotharingia, willed territory on the western bank of the River Rhine to the abbey.
  • Source text, founding-year: 898
    The first documented mention of Essen dates back to 898, when Zwentibold, King of Lotharingia, willed territory on the western bank of the River Rhine to the abbey.
  • Associated With: Germany, Infobox, Country
    germany
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Essen
Wikidata Q2066, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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