Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in Essen, Germany

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 5.9 km
Ascend 104 m
Descend 107 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: St. Mariä Himmelfahrt

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St. Mariä Himmelfahrt

St. Mary's Assumption is a Roman Catholic church in the Altendorf district of Essen, Germany. It was built between 1891 and 1897. Today it belongs to the parish of St. Anthony.

Wikipedia: St. Mariä Himmelfahrt (Essen-Altendorf) (DE), Heritage Website

868 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Krupp-Park

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Krupp-Park

Krupp-Park is a park under construction in the western quarter of the city of Essen, Germany. It was created as part of the Krupp-Gürtel urban development project and is located here in a north-south extension parallel west of the Berthold-Beitz-Boulevard. In the southern part of the park there is a sports facility.

Wikipedia: Krupp-Park (DE)

832 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: Tiegelstahlgussdenkmal

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The crucible casting monument is located in the Krupp belt on Altendorfer Strasse in Essen's Westviertel district and commemorates the cast steel production in the former Krupp cast steel factory.

Wikipedia: Tiegelgussdenkmal (DE)

272 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Krupp Stammhaus

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Krupp Stammhauskaʁstn – Steffen Schmitz / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Krupp family was initially a slate half-timbered building built in 1818/1819 as an overseer's house, and later became the residence of the Krupp family of industrialists from Essen. After being destroyed during the war, it was reconstructed true to the original in 1961.

Wikipedia: Stammhaus Krupp (DE)

865 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Ehemaliges Press- und Hammerwerk Ost

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The press and hammer factory East was part of the Krupp cast steel factory. Since 1992, the now redesigned, historic building, which is a historical preservation building, has been used as a furniture house in the Westviertel of the city of Essen.

Wikipedia: Press- und Hammerwerk Ost (DE)

155 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Geschossdreherei

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Geschossdreherei

The Krupp steelworks, or Krupp foundry, or Krupp cast steel factory in Essen is a historic industrial site of the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany that was known as the "weapons forge of the German Reich".

Wikipedia: Krupp steelworks (EN)

72 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Colosseum Theater

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Colosseum Theater

Colosseum Theater is a performance venue in Essen, Germany.

Wikipedia: Colosseum Theater (EN)

601 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Das Kleine Theater Essen

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Das Kleine Theater Essen Kungfuman / CC BY-SA 3.0

Das Kleine Theater Essen is a theatre in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Wikipedia: Das Kleine Theater Essen (EN), Website

306 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Kreuzeskirche

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The Church of the Holy Cross in Essen's city centre is a Protestant church that was built between 1894 and 1896 according to plans by the architect August Orth. After severe damage during the Second World War, it was rebuilt by 1953 and is now a listed building.

Wikipedia: Kreuzeskirche (Essen) (DE), Website, Heritage Website

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Marktkirche

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Marktkirche

The Essen Market Church, Gertrudis Church until the end of the 19th century, is located in Essen's city centre on the market, Essen's original market square, which was once the economic, political and religious centre of the city. The hall church, originally Romanesque, was late Gothic after partial reconstruction and was the first Protestant church in Essen.

Wikipedia: Marktkirche (Essen) (DE), Website

418 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Theater im Rathaus

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Theater im Rathaus is a theatre in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Wikipedia: Theater im Rathaus (EN), Website

525 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: St. Gertrud

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St. Gertrud is a Catholic parish church in the north of the Essen city center after the Second World War.

Wikipedia: St. Gertrud (Essen) (DE), Website

639 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: Lore der ehem. Zeche Victoria Mathias

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Victoria Colliery may refer to:Victoria Colliery (Lünen) Victoria Colliery (Essen) Victoria colliery (Nammen) Victoria Mathias colliery in Essen Auguste Victoria colliery in Marl and Haltern Wilhelmine Victoria colliery in Gelsenkirchen

Wikipedia: Zeche Victoria (DE)

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