CAR HIRE ESSEN

Car Hire Essen

Essen was voted the European Capital of Culture for 2010 and the city is home to 13 large German corporations. The city has a long connection with the Krupp family and the coal and steel industry. Car Hire Essen will make your time in the city memorable.

The city is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese and there is a joint venture with Duisburg in the university, which has made the University of Duisburg – Essen one of Germany's largest. The city has various landmarks that relate to its industrial past but there is also a very vibrant and modern population that offers great nightlife and shopping to be explore with Car Hire Essen.

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Attractions of Essen

The city' most famous landmark is the Zollverein Industrial Complex, which was one of the largest coking plants in Europe. UNESCO declared the area a World Heritage Site due to the architectural and technical designs of the shafts. Essen is also home to museums, cathedrals and churches that help add to the diversity and can be visited in your Car Hire Essen vehicle.

Sights of Essen

Essen Cathedral is a beautiful structure that is well worth a visit but there are also many other places such as the Villa Hugel and the Kettwig area which is popular for locals and tourists. The Gartenstadt was founded by Margarethe Krupp in 1906 and is a virtual garden city.

Sport in Essen

Sport is very popular among the locals with more than 150,000 registered sports men and women in a variety of sports such as football, basketball, swimming, cycling and hockey. The city is well represented at the national level in many of these sports.

Nightlife in Essen

The Colosseum Theatre is a landmark in the city but it is very popular for people to visit and take in a wide range of shows. The shows range from comedy to cabaret. If this is not for you, there are a large number of bars and restaurants as well as nightclubs to be found in Rellinghauser Street near the Railway station in your Car Hire Essen vehicle.

Shopping in Essen

Shopping is excellent and there are many places in the city center to shop. The area is pedestrianized which makes it easy to stroll around while there is a shopping mall that is situated at the west end of the city. The Ruttenscheid district is also very popular for shopping enthusiasts.

Getting to Essen

Essen Airport doesn't actually exist, the nearest airport to Essen is the Dusseldorf Airport although Munster – Osnabruck and Dortmund also both serve Essen well. Dusseldorf is about 30 minutes by train and Dortmund approximately 45 minutes. If you are in Dusseldorf then the A52 will take you straight into the center.

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