Essen

Also known as Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia

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".

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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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German place.type: City
German place.image_flag: Flagge Essen.svg
German place.image_coa: DEU Essen COA.svg
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German place.state: North Rhine-Westphalia
German place.region: Düsseldorf
German place.district: urban
German place.elevation: 116
German place.area: 210.34 <!--
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German place.postal_code: 45001–45359
German place.area_code: 0201, 02054 (Kettwig)
German place.licence: E
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05 1 13 000
German place.divisions: 9 districts, 50 boroughs
German place.website: www.essen.de
German place.mayor: Thomas Kufen

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Official name: Essen
Population: 586608
Area: 210.34
Elevation: 116
Official website: www.essen.de
Image: Aerial view of Essen.jpg
Dialing code: 2054
Licence plate code: E

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Contents

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

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.