This article is about the city in Germany. For other places with the same
name, see Essen .
Essen is a city in the center of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany. Located on the Ruhr River, its population of approximately
582,000 (as of December 31, 2006) makes it the 7th- or 8th-largest city in
Germany. The city was recently appointed European Capital of Culture for
2010 representing the whole Ruhr Area.
Formerly one of Germany's most important coal and steel centers and
historically linked to the centuries-old Krupp family iron works, the city
has developed a strong tertiary sector of industry and is nowadays
(sometimes together with nearby Düsseldorf) known as the "desk of the Ruhr
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("Schreibtisch des Ruhrgebiets"). It is home to 13 of the 100 largest
German corporations and seat to several of t
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