City Details: Essen

A few alternate names for Essen are: Asnithi, Assindia, ESS, Ehsehn, Ehssen, Esen, Esenas, Esene, Eseno, Esse

Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of 574,082 makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the tenth-largest city of Germany. Essen lies in the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, second largest by GDP in the EU, and is part of the cultural area of Rhineland. Because of its central location in the Ruhr, Essen is often regarded as the Ruhr's "secret capital". Two rivers flow through the city: the Emscher in the north, and in the south the Ruhr River, which is dammed in Essen to form the Lake Baldeney and Lake Kettwig reservoirs. The central and northern boroughs of Essen historically belong to the Low German Westphalian dialects area, and the south of the city to the Low Franconian Bergish area.

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Essen

General Information

Official Name: Germany
Common Name: Germany
Population: 593085
Timezone: Europe/Berlin
Coordinates: 51.45657, 7.01228
Country Code: DEU
Continent: Europe

Closest Airports to Essen

1. Essen Mulheim Airport (ESS), distance from city center: 7.96 km
2. Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), distance from city center: 25.21 km
3. Dortmund Airport (DTM), distance from city center: 42.10 km

Location of Essen

Country Details

Country: Germany
Official Name: Federal Republic of Germany
Capital: Berlin
Region: Europe
Subregion: Western Europe
Population: 83,240,525
Area: 357,114 km²
Languages: German
Currency: Euro (€)
Timezones: UTC+01:00
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Has borders with:

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Poland
Switzerland

Holidays in Essen, Germany

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Neujahr - 2026-01-01
Heilige Drei Könige - 2026-01-06
Internationaler Frauentag - 2026-03-08
Karfreitag - 2026-04-03
Ostersonntag - 2026-04-05
Ostermontag - 2026-04-06
Tag der Arbeit - 2026-05-01
Christi Himmelfahrt - 2026-05-14
Pfingstsonntag - 2026-05-24
Pfingstmontag - 2026-05-25
Fronleichnam - 2026-06-04
Mariä Himmelfahrt - 2026-08-15
Weltkindertag - 2026-09-20
Tag der Deutschen Einheit - 2026-10-03
Reformationstag - 2026-10-31
Allerheiligen - 2026-11-01
Buß- und Bettag - 2026-11-18
Erster Weihnachtstag - 2026-12-25
Zweiter Weihnachtstag - 2026-12-26

Daylight Saving Time in Essen, Germany

Year	DST Start	DST End
2025	Mar 30, 2025, 1:00 AM	Oct 27, 2025, 1:00 AM
2026	Mar 29, 2026, 1:00 AM	Oct 26, 2026, 1:00 AM
2027	Mar 28, 2027, 1:00 AM	Nov 1, 2027, 1:00 AM
2028	Mar 26, 2028, 1:00 AM	Oct 30, 2028, 1:00 AM
2029	Mar 25, 2029, 1:00 AM	Oct 29, 2029, 1:00 AM
2030	Mar 31, 2030, 1:00 AM	Oct 28, 2030, 1:00 AM
2031	Mar 30, 2031, 1:00 AM	Oct 27, 2031, 1:00 AM
2032	Mar 28, 2032, 1:00 AM	Nov 1, 2032, 1:00 AM
2033	Mar 27, 2033, 1:00 AM	Oct 31, 2033, 1:00 AM
2034	Mar 26, 2034, 1:00 AM	Oct 30, 2034, 1:00 AM