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Essen

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Essen
11:36 pm, Nov 20, 2024
temperature icon 1°C
broken clouds
Humidity 96 %
Pressure 1004 mb
Wind 1 mph
Wind Gust Wind Gust: 3 mph
Clouds Clouds: 65%
Visibility Visibility: 10 km
Sunrise Sunrise: 7:58 am
Sunset Sunset: 4:36 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…