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Essen Map, Germany

If you feel like you need some help to find your way in your destination city, you are in the right place. This Essen Map will certainly help you to seek out the best restaurants, clubs and sights in town. You want to know what is the best place for a walk? Or what you should be watching out for during your visit? Learn more about the best things to do in the city reading our travel tips and then get around in Essen with Travelgrove's map. While searching for places, you can also check some cheap flights or deals or you can take a look at our user's galleries about the city. We hope you will find our city map of Essen useful. Enjoy your trip and come back to share your travel experience about Essen!

Essen Sightseeing

Villa Hügel. This classical chateau-type residence was built in 1873. The 269-room mansion surrounded by 75 hectares of forest and park landscape was once home to the Krupp family. Today, it is used mainly to host lofty art exhibitions and concerts, making the Villa a superlative cultural center of world standards. read more

Essen History

At the heart of modern-day Essen was where a monastery was established by Saint Altfrid Bishop of Heldesheim in the year 845 which houses and educates only the daughters and widows of noble descent. The monastery’s first abbess, Gerswit, was a relative of Saint Altfrid. read more

Essen Nightlife

The Rurh area is one of the largest urban areas in Europe and Essen is right smack in the center of it. And in its own right Essen has been and still is among the list of prominent cities in Europe and it is known as the “desk of the Rurh area”. Thus, naturally a lot more is to be expected from Essen aside from its flourishing economy. read more

Essen Travel Guide

Essen is a place that has a lot of recreational and outdoor activities to offer its visitors. Along with this, the place has a great culture and is a famous among those people who want to study culture and art. read more