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About Essen

Essen is the central and second largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of 583,109 makes it the ninth largest city of Germany, as well as the fourth largest city of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. On the Ruhr and Emscher rivers, Essen geographically is part of the Rhineland and the larger Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region. The Ruhrdeutsch regiolect spoken in the region has strong influences of both Low German (Westphalian) and Low Franconian (East Bergish).

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It is currently 9:35 AM in Essen. Essen uses W. Europe Standard Time and also supports W. Europe Daylight Time.

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Essen to Rome Essen to Marl Essen to Herne Essen to Saint Jean Pied de Port Essen to Norrköping Essen to Essen Zollverein Nord Station Essen to Szczecin Essen to Rhine Falls Essen to Lüdenscheid Essen to Stralsund Essen to Kos Essen to Wangerooge Essen to Datteln Essen to Knock Airport NOC Essen to Swiss Alps Essen to Hansastraße Essen to Mainz Essen to Oberelchingen Essen to Aalst Essen to Allianz Parque Essen to Ibbenbüren Essen to Atlanta Essen to Mörsdorf Essen to Wagenfeld Essen to Gdańsk Essen to Rheine Essen to Dortmund Scharnhorst Essen to Plone Essen to Core Tex Records Essen to Oestrich Winkel Essen to Rheinzabern Alte Römerstraße Essen to Constanța Essen to Weingarten Baden Württemberg Germany Essen to Tübingen Essen to Karl Marx Straße Berlin U Bahn Essen to St Louis Essen to St Georg Essen to Upper Sûre Lake Essen to Witten Adolf Manns Str Essen to Bassano del Grappa Essen to Sheffield Essen to Konzen Essen to Liege Airport LGG Essen to Las Vegas Essen to Kasteel de Haar Essen to Turku Essen to Toulon Essen to Orléans France Essen to Mühlhausen Essen to Ochtrup