Essen-Werden

"Werden" redirects here. For other uses, see Werden (disambiguation).

Ruhr bridge at Werden

Werden is a borough of the city of Essen in Germany. It belongs to the city district IX Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney and has 9,998 inhabitants as of June 30, 2006.^[1] The borough occupies a space of 4.04 km² and is situated at a median height of 58 metres above sea level.

History

The history of Werden can be traced back to St. Ludger, who founded Werden Abbey at the end of the 8th century. In 1317, Werden was granted city rights. The Abbey buildings housed the Folkwang Hochschule since 1927.

The town was merged into Essen on August 1, 1929. From 1931 to 1933, the Baldeneysee was created.

Traffic

The Bundesstraße 224 goes through the centre of Werden, with a high traffic load. Essen-Werden railway station provides access to the S-Bahn trains of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn's S6 line.

References

↑ "Bevölkerung am Ort der Hauptwohnung" (PDF). Stadt Essen, Amt für Statistik, Stadtforschung und Wahlen. Retrieved 2006-12-03.

Boroughs of Essen

Altendorf Altenessen Bedingrade Bergeborbeck Bergerhausen Bochold Borbeck-Mitte Bredeney Burgaltendorf Byfang Dellwig Fischlaken Freisenbruch Frillendorf Frintrop Frohnhausen Fulerum Gerschede Haarzopf Heidhausen Heisingen Holsterhausen Horst Huttrop Karnap Katernberg Kettwig Kray Kupferdreh Leithe Margarethenhöhe Nordviertel Ostviertel Rellinghausen Rüttenscheid Schonnebeck Schönebeck Stadtkern Stadtwald Steele Stoppenberg Südostviertel Südviertel Schuir Überruhr Vogelheim Werden Westviertel

Coordinates: 51°23.1833′N 6°59.7833′E / 51.3863883°N 6.9963883°E / 51.3863883; 6.9963883

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