Essen
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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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