Lake Baldeney

Lake Baldeney: An artificial water reservoir, today used as a secluded recreation area in the south of Essen. People spend their time here walking around the lake, cycling or inline skating. Near the lake are some (expensive) restaurants from which you can watch some rowing- and sailing boats or you may explore the lake yourself on a boat of the "Weisse Flotte" (ticket-costs: from €3 up to €8).

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Zeche Carl

Zeche Carl: A coalmine that was shut down 1970. Today a lot of parties, concerts (mostly independent rock), small cultural events etc. take place in this building.

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Folkwang Museum

Folkwang is the most famous museum in Essen. Its collection includes among other things paintings and sculptures of the 19th and 20th century. Furthermore it is well known because of its temporary exhibitions like the "Vincent van Gogh" and the "Paradise lost" exhibition with works of Paul Gauguin.

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Gruga park / stadium

Gruga Park: The park with its 700,000 m2 is one of the largest European recreation parks. There you can enjoy long walks through its superb park landscape and admire the many exotic animals and plants along the way.

Gruga Stadium: Essen's largest indoor-stadium, used for sports-events as well as pop concerts.

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RWE Meteorit

Meteorit is a design project of Andre Heller sponsored by the RWE AG. He used light and sound effects to create his installations and give the visitor a feeling of calmness and amazement. It's also meant as a theme park about energy and the environment.

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Alte Synagoge

The "Alte Synagoge" was build in 1913. It provides room for 1400 persons and is therefore one of the largest synagogues in Germany. It is a memorial place for the Jews who died in the Second World War and the Nazi regime. It contains exhibitions about the 3rd Reich and the NS-System.

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Villa Hügel

The Villa Hügel is located near Lake Baldeney. It's a large private residence built in the 19th century by Alfred Krupp. He was the most powerful industrialist in Essen (or may be even Germany at that time) and this residence has been the representative domicile of his family. It is possible to visit the Villa and the guesthouses where the historical "Krupp Collection" is shown.

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Zeche Zollverein

The last remaining Essen colliery. It was shut down 1986 and since then most of it's very large area has been used as an "exhibition space" showing the historical way of coal production. Furthermore the Design Centre "Nordrhein-Westfalen" and a restaurant are located there. (A Social Event for the attendees takes place at this Restaurant, called Casino)

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Last updated: 2002-07-31