Essen

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Villa Hügel
Villa Hügel
Villa Hügel
Villa Hügel

Essen is a German city in the Bundesland North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the Ruhr river and it is near Cologne. 585,000 people live in Essen. Next to the city lies the cities Bochum and Hattingen.

[edit] Famous things in Essen

  • Villa Hügel
  • Cathedral (Münster)
  • Old Synagogue (Alte Synagoge)
  • Lichtburg

[edit] History of Essen

850 Making of a "Damenstift"
1377 Mention of the "Free Empire City"
1815 Prussian
1816 Essen became a city in the Prussian province Rhineland
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