Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #12 in Essen, Germany
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5.6 km
96 m
Experience Essen in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in EssenSight 1: Grabmal Brünglinghaus
The Old Huttrop Cemetery was established in 1878 as a municipal community cemetery in today's Huttrop district of Essen. At that time, Huttrop was part of the mayor's office of Stoppenberg, whereby Huttrop was incorporated into the city of Essen in 1908. Deconsecrated in 1991, the burial site has been turned into a park in which several tombs have been preserved, most of which are now listed as historical monuments.
Sight 2: Franz Sales Haus
The Franz Sales Haus (sic) in the Essen district of Huttrop is a Catholic institution for the disabled. The façade of the old building has been a listed building since 2002.
Sight 3: Ordensschwester Philippa Boening
Sight 4: Liegende, sich aufstützend
Karl Ulrich Nuss is a German sculptor and medallist.
Sight 5: Altlutherische Kirche
The Evangelical Lutheran Church, also known as the Old Lutheran Church, is a church building built in 1909/10 in Essen, Moltkeplatz 17/19. It belongs to the Westphalian church district of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELK).
Wikipedia: Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche (Essen) (DE), Website
Sight 6: Das 37. von 90 Loki-Schmidt-Beeten
Hannelore "Loki" Schmidt was a German teacher and environmentalist. She was the wife of Helmut Schmidt, who was the Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982.
Sight 7: St. Andreas
The Catholic parish church of St. Andreas is a listed church building in Rüttenscheid, a district of Essen, Germany.
Wikipedia: St. Andreas (Rüttenscheid) (DE), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 8: Museum Folkwang, Altbau
Museum Folkwang is a major collection of 19th- and 20th-century art in Essen, Germany. The museum was established in 1922 by merging the Essener Kunstmuseum, which was founded in 1906, and the private Folkwang Museum of the collector and patron Karl Ernst Osthaus in Hagen, founded in 1902.
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