Essen, Germany: tourism, information and visitor reviews
Essen is situated in Germany, in the Nordrhein-Westfalen region where it is within Dusseldorf.
Geographical information
Place name: Essen
Sub-region: Dusseldorf
Main Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country: Germany
Latitude: 51.45657 North (51°27'23"N)
Longitude: 7.01228 East (7°0'44"E)
Altitude: 83 metres above sea-level
Population: 593085 (most recent estimate only)
Distance from Essen to other selected towns in Germany
Distances are 'as the crow flies' not driving distances!
- distance from Berlin: 454 km
- distance from Hamburg: 311 km
- distance from Munich: 493 km
- distance from Cologne: 58 km
- distance from Frankfurt: 190 km
- distance from Essen: 0 km
- distance from Stuttgart: 335 km
- distance from Dortmund: 32 km
- distance from Dusseldorf: 31 km
- distance from Bremen: 218 km
- distance from Hannover: 212 km
Find driving distances to Essen from all destinations in Germany at Europe driving distances
More places in the same region
We have located 4 other place(s) listed nearby (within 10 kilometres of Essen):
Long term Essen weather forecast
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Tourism and sports
...with places to visit and transport
Attractions
Grugapark (Park) (4 km)Kueppersmuehle (Museum) (17 km)
Movie Park Germany (Park) (19 km)
Coastal
Coastal highlights close to Essen.
Krupp'scher Hafen (Harbour) (6 km)Prosper Hafen (Harbour) (6 km)
Hugo Hafen (Harbour) (12 km)
Ruhrort Hafen (Harbour) (17 km)
Hafen Konig Ludwig (Harbour) (21 km)
Hafen Victor (Harbour) (21 km)
Monuments
Selected monuments in or near Essen (not a comprehensive list,
we are always adding additional monuments).
Schloss Styrum (Castle) (11 km)
Schloss Hugenpoet (Castle) (12 km)
Schloss Landsberg (Castle) (13 km)
Ruine Hardenstein (Ruin) (20 km)
Schloss Heltorf (Castle) (21 km)
Schloss Barenkamp (Castle) (22 km)
Erloeserkirche (Church) (23 km)
Schloss Kalkum (Castle) (24 km)
Kaiserpfalz (Ruin) (26 km)
Natural highlights
Natural highlights such as lakes, forests and mountains close to Essen.
Mechten Berg (Hill) (6 km)Baldeneysee (Lake) (7 km)
Auberg (Hill) (12 km)
Grosser Busch (Forest) (12 km)
Stadtwald (Forest) (13 km)
Weitmarer Holz (Forest) (13 km)
Kollnischer Wald (Forest) (14 km)
Fernewald (Forest) (14 km)
Broicher Wald (Forest) (14 km)
Voingholz (Forest) (14 km)
Schulen-Berg (Hill) (14 km)
Ellen-Berg (Hill) (15 km)
Duisburger Stadtwald (Forest) (15 km)
Otto Platte (Hill) (15 km)
Speldorfer Wald (Forest) (15 km)
Holzen-Berg (Hill) (15 km)
Barbarasee (Lake) (16 km)
Bertasee (Lake) (16 km)
Margaretensee (Lake) (16 km)
Grimm-Berg (Hill) (17 km)
Heltorfer Forst (Forest) (17 km)
Ober-Busch (Forest) (19 km)
Berliner Berg (Hill) (19 km)
Stinken-Berg (Hill) (19 km)
Schlagers Heide (Heath) (20 km)
Hinkesforst (Forest) (21 km)
Dickenbusch (Forest) (22 km)
Mirker Hain (Forest) (22 km)
Egerheide (Forest) (22 km)
Hovelsberg (Hill) (22 km)
Hunxerwald (Forest) (23 km)
Stubchens-Berg (Hill) (23 km)
Forstbusch (Forest) (23 km)
Bruckhauser Heide (Heath) (23 km)
Schmeltenheide (Heath) (23 km)
Tester-Berge (Hills) (27 km)
Sports
Golf courses and race tracks in the vicinity of Essen.
Mulheim racecourse (Racecourse) (13 km)Transport
Railway stations identified as being in or close to Essen.
Guterbahnhof Essen Nord (1 km)Bahnhof Essen Sud (2 km)
Bahnhof Essen West (2 km)
Guterbahnhof Essen-Ruttenscheid (3 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Altendorf (3 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Stoppenberg (3 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Bergeborbeck (4 km)
Essen-Rellinghausen Bahnhof (4 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Stadtwald (4 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Kray Sud (4 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Katernberg Sud (5 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Katernberg Nord (5 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Kray Nord (5 km)
Essen-Steele Sud Bahnhof (6 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Hugel (6 km)
Bahnhof Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen (7 km)
Bahnhof Haus Scheppen (Hespertalbahn) (7 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Dellwig Ost (7 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Frintrop (7 km)
Gelsenkirchen-Hessler Bahnhof (8 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Werden (8 km)
Bahnhof Bottrop Sud (8 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Kupferdreh (Hespertalbahn) (8 km)
Bahnhof Essen-Kupferdreh (9 km)
Bahnhof Zementfabrik (Hespertalbahn) (9 km)
Guterbahnhof Gelsenkirchen-Wattenscheid (9 km)
Haltepunkt Bottrop-Boy (9 km)
Guterbahnhof Gelsenkirchen-Schalke (9 km)
Bahnhof Gelsenkirchen-Schalke Nord (10 km)
Bahnhof Oberhausen-Osterfeld Sud (10 km)
Bahnhof Gelsenkirchen-Buer Sud (10 km)
Bahnhof Horst-Nord (11 km)
Bahnhof Horst-Sud (11 km)
Bahnhof Mulheim-Styrum (11 km)
Bahnhof Kettwig (11 km)
Bahnhof Oberhausen-Osterfeld Nord (11 km)
Bahnhof Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck (11 km)
Bahnhof Oberhausen-West (11 km)
Bahnhof Mulheim-Speldorf (12 km)
Haltepunkt Wanne-Unser Fritz (12 km)
Bahnhof Kettwig Stausee (12 km)
Bahnhof Bottrop Nord (12 km)
Haltepunkt Mintard (13 km)
Bahnhof Nierenhof (13 km)
Bahnhof Velbert Hbf (13 km)
Bahnhof Oberhausen-Sterkrade (13 km)
Bahnhof Gladbeck-Ost (13 km)
Bahnhof Gladbeck-West (13 km)
Bahnhof Duisburg-Obermeiderich (13 km)
Bahnhof Velbert West (14 km)
Bahnhof Bochum-Riemke (14 km)
Bahnhof Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord (14 km)
Bahnhof Heiligenhaus (14 km)
Haltepunkt Isenbugel (14 km)
Bahnhof Bochum-Prasident (14 km)
Haltepunkt Heiligenhaus Sportfeld (15 km)
Bahnhof Duisburg-Meiderich Ost (15 km)
Bahnhof Hosel (15 km)
Bahnhof Herne-Rottbruch (16 km)
Bahnhof Bochum-Nord (16 km)
Bahnhof Wanne-Osthafen (16 km)
Bahnhof Duisburg-Wedau (16 km)
Bahnhof Duisburg-Bissingheim (16 km)
Bahnhof Duisburg-Meiderich Sud (16 km)
Haltepunkt Toenisheide (16 km)
Bahnhof Bredenscheid (16 km)
Haltepunkt Blankenstein Burg (17 km)
Bahnhof Oberhausen-Holten (17 km)
Duisburg Hbf (17 km)
Bahnhof Recklinghausen Sud (17 km)
Bahnhof Blankenstein (18 km)
Bahnhof Duisburg Schlenk (18 km)
Bahnhof Duisburg-Buchholz (18 km)
Bahnhof Herbede (18 km)
Bahnhof Duisburg-Hochfeld Sud (19 km)
Bahnhof Duisburg-Ruhrort (19 km)
Bahnhof Duisburg-Grossenbaum (19 km)
Bahnhof Wuelfrath (19 km)
Bahnhof Duisburg-Rahm (20 km)
Haltepunkt Bossel (20 km)
Bahnhof Ratingen Ost (21 km)
Bahnhof Recklinghausen Ost (21 km)
Bahnhof Ratingen West (21 km)
Bahnhof Recklinghausen-Suderwich (24 km)
Hauptbahnhof Castrop-Rauxel (24 km)
Bahnhof Wuppertal-Heubruch (24 km)
Bahnhof Duesseldorf Flughafen (24 km)
Bahnhof Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen (24 km)
Bahnhof Duesseldorf-Unterrath (25 km)
Guterbahnhof Wuppertal-Langerfeld (25 km)
Bahnhof Schwelm (27 km)
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