Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #12 in Essen, Germany
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8.5 km
149 m
Explore Essen in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in EssenSight 1: Johanneskirche
St. John's Church is a Protestant church in the Bergerhausen district of Essen, Germany, which belongs to the Evangelical Parish of Bergerhausen in the Essen church district of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland. It was inaugurated in 1985 and replaces the older St. John's Church, which had been built between 1954 and 1955. The free-standing church tower of the first church building is still preserved.
Wikipedia: Johanneskirche (Essen-Bergerhausen) (DE), Website
Sight 2: 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 3: St. Andreas
St. Andreas is a monument-protected church building in Rüttenscheid, a district of Essen.
Sight 4: Siechenkapelle
The Infirmary Chapel is a listed Catholic church building in Rüttenscheid, a district of Essen, Germany.
Sight 5: Grugaturm
The Grugaturm is a 29 -meter lookout tower in the Grugapark in the Rüttenscheid district of Essen and a monument to classical modernity. The park of the park is set up in the form of a stylized tulip.
Sight 6: Brunnen
In the Grugapark of the city of Essen, 44 sculptures and works of art are currently being distributed on the free terrain. They range from classical modernism to contemporary art and can be visited on guided tours, among other things. Most of the time, they are mostly permanent loans from private individuals, companies, foundations, museums or artists whose works are presented in the protected area. It is the largest sculpture park in the Ruhr area. The Grugapark collection also includes three works of art that are outside the park in the Skulpture Ensemble Moltkeplatz and come from the donation of Roger Schimanski.
Sight 7: Gerhard Meyer-Schwickerath
Gerhard Rudolph Edmund Meyer-Schwickerath was a German ophthalmologist, university lecturer and researcher. He is known as the father of light coagulation which was the predecessor to many eye surgeries.
Sight 8: Margarethenhöhe
Margarethenhöhe is a district of the city of Essen, Germany. Its core is the Margarethenhöhe settlement, which is considered to be the first German garden city.
Sight 9: Siedlung Margarethenhöhe
Margarethenhöhe is a district of the city of Essen, Germany. Its core is the Margarethenhöhe settlement, which is considered to be the first German garden city.
Sight 10: Halbachhammer
The Halbachhammer in the Essen district of Fulerum is the recreated remnant of the medieval Fickynhütte from Weidenau an der Sieg. Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach had it moved to the Nightingale Valley within sight of the Margarethenhöhe and donated it to the city. Today, the Halbachhammer is a technical and economic monument, a branch of the Ruhr Museum and part of the Route of Industrial Heritage.
Sight 11: Südwestfriedhof
The municipal Essen Southwest Cemetery is located in the west of the city of Essen in the district of Fulerum. After the Park Cemetery, it is the second largest burial ground in the city in terms of area. 2878 victims of both world wars are also buried here.
Wikipedia: Südwestfriedhof Essen (DE), Website, Heritage Website
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