Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #14 in Essen, Germany

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 4.8 km
Ascend 72 m
Descend 152 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 Essen

Sight 1: Burgruine Vittinghoff

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Burgruine Vittinghoff Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0

Haus Vittinghoff is a defunct moth on Vittinghoffstraße in Essen's Stadtwald district. It is the ancestral seat of the noble Vietinghoff family, which bore the title Freiherr von Vittinghoff called Schell zu Schellenberg in its Westphalian line, but called itself Freiherr von Vietinghoff-Scheel in the Baltic line.

Wikipedia: Haus Vittinghoff (DE)

1803 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 2: St. Lambertus

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St. Lambertus

The Catholic parish church of St. Lambertus is a listed church building in Rellinghausen, a district of Essen, Germany.

Wikipedia: St. Lambertus (Rellinghausen) (DE), Website

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Blücherturm

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Blücherturm

The Rellinghausen Court Tower, popularly known as the Blücherturm, is located in today's Essen district of Rellinghausen and has been a listed building since 1985.

Wikipedia: Blücherturm (DE)

760 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Schloß Schellenberg

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Schellenberg Castle is a well-preserved castle on a forested hill of the Ruhr heights in the Rellinghausen district of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. From 1452 to 1993 it was the property of the Freiherren von Vittinghoff called Schell zu Schellenberg and until 1909 their place of residence.

Wikipedia: Schloss Schellenberg (DE), Website

957 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 5: Kunsthaus Essen

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Kunsthaus Essen

The Kunsthaus Essen in the Essen district of Rellinghausen is an exhibition and event center for artists in Essen.

Wikipedia: Kunsthaus Essen (DE), Website

1071 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 6: St. Annen Kapelle

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St. Annen Kapelle

The Catholic St. Anna chapel is a listed church building in Essen-Rellinghausen. Their history ranges in the beginning of the 16th century.

Wikipedia: St.-Anna-Kapelle (Rellinghausen) (DE)

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