Essen
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Skyline of Essen
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Location of Essen within North Rhine-Westphalia
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| Coordinates: 51°27′3″N 7°0′47″E / 51.45083°N 7.01306°ECoordinates: 51°27′3″N 7°0′47″E / 51.45083°N 7.01306°E | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf | ||
| District | Urban district | ||
| Government | |||
| • Lord Mayor | Thomas Kufen (CDU) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 210.32 km2 (81.21 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015-12-31) | |||
| • City | 582,624 | ||
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 5.302.179 | ||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
| Postal codes | 45001–45359 | ||
| Dialling codes | 0201, 02054 (Kettwig) | ||
| Vehicle registration | E | ||
| Website | www.essen.de | ||
| Largest groups of foreign residents | |
| Nationality | Population (2014) |
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 Turkey
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15,280 |
 Poland
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6,315 |
 China
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2,796 |
 Greece
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2,739 |
 Serbia
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2,723 |
 Iraq
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2,505 |
 Italy
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2,443 |
 Romania
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2,435 |
 Croatia
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1,989 |
 Spain
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1,711 |
Essen (German pronunciation: [ˈʔɛsn̩]; Latin: Assindia) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its population of approximately 589,000 (as of 31 March 2016[update]) 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. The city then — especially through the Krupp family iron works — became one of Germany's most important coal and steel centers. Essen, until the 1970s, attracted workers from all over the country; it was the 5th-largest city in Germany between 1929 and 1988, peaking at over 730,000 inhabitants in 1962. Following the region-wide decline of heavy industries in the last decades of the 20th century, the city has seen the development of a strong tertiary sector of the economy. Essen today is seat to 13 of the 100 largest German corporations, including two (by 2016, three ) DAX corporations, placing the city second only to Munich and on-par with Frankfurt am Main in number of corporate headquarters.
Although it is the (in total) most indebted city in Germany, Essen continues to pursue its redevelopment plans. Notable accomplishments in recent years include the title of European Capital of Culture on behalf of the whole Ruhr area in 2010 and the selection as the European Green Capital for 2017.
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