Essen, Germany
Facts and figures on Essen at a glance
Name: Essen (Essen)Status: Large place
Population: 593,085 people
Municipality name: Essen
Region name (Level 3): Kreisfreie Stadt Essen
Region name (Level 2): Duesseldorf District
Region name (Level 1): North Rhine-Westphalia
Country: Germany
Continent: Europe
Essen is located in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia. North Rhine-Westphalia's capital Duesseldorf (Düsseldorf) is approximately 31 km / 19 mi away from Essen (as the crow flies). The distance from Essen to Germany's capital Berlin (Berlin) is approximately 455 km / 283 mi (as the crow flies).
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Place | Status | Population | Region |
Essen Essen | Large place | 593,085 people | North Rhine-Westphalia Nordrhein-Westfalen |
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Information on Essen
Place name | Municipality name | Region name Level 3 | Region name Level 2 | Region name Level 1 | Country | Continent |
Essen Essen | Essen Essen | Kreisfreie Stadt Essen Kreisfreie Stadt Essen | Duesseldorf District Düsseldorf District | North Rhine-Westphalia Nordrhein-Westfalen | Germany | Europe |
Time in Essen
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Sun, 3 Dec 2023 - 7:22pm (19:22h) | No | Sun, 3 Dec 2023 - 7:22pm (19:22h) | UTC +1.0 | Europe/Berlin |
Geographic coordinates of Essen
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 51°27'23.7"N (51.4565700°) | 7°00'44.2"E (7.0122800°) |
Distances from Essen
To equator (0° lat) | To prime meridian (0° lon) | To the largest places |
5,710 km north of the equator | 487 km east of the prime meridian | Distances from Essen |
Places around Essen
32 places found within 5 km around Essen. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 kmPlace | Population | Distance | Route |
Stadtkern Stadtkern | - | 0.0 km 0.0 mi | show |
Stadtmitte Stadtmitte | - | 0.2 km 0.1 mi | show |
Ostviertel Ostviertel | - | 1.1 km 0.7 mi | show |
Westviertel Westviertel | - | 1.2 km 0.7 mi | show |
Suedviertel Südviertel | - | 1.2 km 0.7 mi | show |
Suedostviertel Südostviertel | - | 1.3 km 0.8 mi | show |
Nordviertel Nordviertel | - | 1.4 km 0.8 mi | show |
Holsterhausen Holsterhausen | - | 2.3 km 1.4 mi | show |
Ruettenscheid Rüttenscheid | - | 2.3 km 1.4 mi | show |
Huttrop Huttrop | - | 2.5 km 1.6 mi | show |
Heide Heide | - | 2.6 km 1.6 mi | show |
Altendorf Altendorf | - | 2.6 km 1.6 mi | show |
Frohnhausen Frohnhausen | - | 2.8 km 1.8 mi | show |
Bergerhausen Bergerhausen | - | 2.8 km 1.8 mi | show |
Frillendorf Frillendorf | - | 2.9 km 1.8 mi | show |
Altenessen-Sued Altenessen-Süd | - | 3.0 km 1.9 mi | show |
Stoppenberg Stoppenberg | - | 3.2 km 2.0 mi | show |
Altenessen Altenessen | - | 3.4 km 2.1 mi | show |
Bochold Bochold | - | 3.7 km 2.3 mi | show |
Spillenburg Spillenburg | - | 3.7 km 2.3 mi | show |
Margarethenhoehe Margarethenhöhe | - | 3.8 km 2.4 mi | show |
Rellinghausen Rellinghausen | - | 4.1 km 2.6 mi | show |
Schonnebeck Schonnebeck | - | 4.2 km 2.6 mi | show |
Vogelheim Vogelheim | - | 4.3 km 2.7 mi | show |
Stadtwald Stadtwald | - | 4.4 km 2.8 mi | show |
Baldeney Baldeney | - | 4.5 km 2.8 mi | show |
Fulerum Fulerum | - | 4.5 km 2.8 mi | show |
Kray Kray | - | 4.5 km 2.8 mi | show |
Katernberg Katernberg | - | 4.6 km 2.9 mi | show |
Fulerum Fulerum | - | 4.6 km 2.9 mi | show |
Steele Steele | - | 4.7 km 2.9 mi | show |
UEberruhr-Hinsel Überruhr-Hinsel | - | 5.0 km 3.1 mi | show |
Airports around Essen
1 airport found within 15 km around Essen. You can expand the radius of your search: 50 km100 kmAirport | Code | Distance | Route |
Essen/Muelheim Airport Essen/Mülheim Airport | EDLE, ESS | 7.8 km 4.8 mi | show |