Fun fact 2 about Essen
city
The oldest known form of the city's name is Astnide, which may refer to a region with many ash trees.
Essen
Germany
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Essen
Germany
Country
Germany
Population
582.4K
Coordinates
51.46, 7.01
Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of 574,682 makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the tenth-largest city of Germany.
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