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Essen

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Essen
1:03 am, Jul 1, 2025
temperature icon 23°C
scattered clouds
53 %
1017 mb
4 mph
Wind Gust: 13 mph
Clouds: 38%
Visibility: 10 km
Sunrise: 5:19 am
Sunset: 9:52 pm
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Essen  is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its population of approximately 589,000 (as of 31 March 2016) makes it the ninth-largest city in Germany. It is the central city of the northern (Ruhr) part of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area and seat to several of the region’s authorities. Founded around 845, Essen remained a small town within the sphere of influence of an important ecclesiastical principality (Essen Abbey) until the onset of industrialization. Read More…