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Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of 573,618 makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the tenth-largest city of Germany.

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In the news

• Gefahrgutunfall auf der A57 - Schulen und Kitas bleiben zuGerman
  gn-online.de · 6 h ago · 5 outlets
• 98-jährige Mutter von Bryan Adams kommt zu seinen KonzertenGerman
  focus.de · 7 h ago · 4 outlets
• Rodenkirchen.deGerman
  rodenkirchen.de · 7 h ago · 3 outlets
• Stark ätzende Säure: Gefahrgutunfall auf der A57 - Schulen und Kitas bleiben zu - PanoramaGerman
  rnz.de · 7 h ago · 2 outlets
• Polizei sucht Radfahrer nach Zusammenstoß mit GüterzugGerman
  welt.de · 7 h ago · 2 outlets
• "Rosenheim-Cops"-Star Sarah Thonig über ihre Libe zum KrimiGerman
  web.de · 7 h ago · 2 outlets
• 80 Frauen schneiden Grimassen: Landfrauen-Frühstück übt Mut in EhlenGerman
  hna.de · 20 h ago · 3 outlets
• Raubüberfall auf Juwelier in Herne - Niemand verletztGerman
  die-glocke.de · 18 h ago · 2 outlets

Headlines from the outlets named, found through the GDELT Project. Translations and an AI summary are in the app. All the news in Essen.

This week

Things to do in Essen this weekend

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Weather this week

• Fri10° / 2°Cloudy
• Sat9° / 1°Partly cloudy
• Sun10° / 7°Partly cloudy
• Mon10° / 4°Fair
• Tue7° / 1°Clear

Forecast by MET Norway, CC BY 4.0, updated 57 min ago.

Nearby

• Gelsenkirchen 8 km
• Mülheim 10 km
• Oberhausen 11 km
• Bochum 14 km
• Duisburg 17 km
• Herne 17 km

Learn here

• University of Duisburg-Essen 43,281 students
• Ruhr University Bochum 42,954 students
• Westphalian University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen Bocholt Recklinghausen 8,357 students
• Bochum University of Applied Sciences 6,047 students
• Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences 4,400 students
• University of Applied Sciences Bochum 1,800 students
• Folkwang University of the Arts 1,506 students

Universities and colleges within 25 km, from Wikidata, CC0.

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