Essen - buses Germany. From mines to the green capital of Europe

Essen - Germany in a Nutshell

Essen this well-known city is the fourth largest urban center in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is one of the most developed states in the country of our western neighbors, and Essen serves as a thriving urban center within it. It is the best urbanized and one of the richest parts of Germany. Suffice it to say that the population of Essen is almost 600 thousand people. In the middle of the 19th century Essen had a completely different character. Since then it has grown from a small town to a large industrial metropolis, famous mainly for its steel production. Nowadays, this branch of the economy is fading away, as the city has taken new directions in development, whose azimuths are determined by services, new technologies, trade, administration and various branches of industry in the broad sense of the word (machine-building, chemical, armaments, electromechanical, transport).

The large number of enterprises and industrial plants makes this part of North Rhine-Westphalia attractive for people seeking their luck on foreign job markets. Essen Germany has always been a destination for Polish immigrants in search of work and a better life. It is no different today, when the borders between our countries are open, and obtaining work in Germany does not require additional permission. The situation is facilitated by the dense network of coach connections between Poland and Germany, which enables frequent and cheap travel between the workplace and the family home.

Location of Essen West Germany

When saying Essen, Germany means the city in the full sense of the word. The Ruhrgebiet is Germany's largest conurbation. In addition to Essen, it includes more than a dozen major urban centers. These include Dortmund, Duisburg, Gelsenkirchen, Oberhausen, Bochum, Hamm and Hagen. Düsseldorf, Wuppertal, Cologne, Bonn, Mönchengladbach and Leverkusen are also close by. The region takes its name from the Ruhr River, which flows through the southern districts of Essen. The Ruhr is a right tributary of the Rhine. The Ruhrgebiet is located in central Germany on the western border with the Netherlands. Due to its high level of urbanization and industrialization, the conurbation is characterized by a well-developed road network and public transport system.

Sightseeing Essen

The city has a strict architectural layout, making it easy to explore on foot. From our bus stop at HBF Südseite, Freiheit Str., where Sinbad buses stop, you can walk to the modern art museum Folkwang, which houses the works of many great artists. Also worth a visit is the Cathedral of St. Cosimo and St. Damian, where the Ottonian crypt is located. Other attractions await persistent explorers, such as the botanical garden Grugapark, the castle Borbeck from the eighteenth century and the nineteenth-century Villa Hügel, which is the former residence of the Krupp family. This family, well-known throughout Germany, founded a German concern in 1903 which dealt with iron ore mining, steel processing, and the production of industrial machinery, armaments, and munitions. In addition to many historical attractions, the city offers tourists a number of atmospheric restaurants and cafes, where you can taste the specialties of the regional cuisine.

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