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Essen began in the mid-9th century as home to a women's abbey, then during the Renaissance became an important coal mining town and later a major steel production center. The famed metal-working Krupp family opened their first foundry here in 1810. One of Essen's most interesting places is the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, once the largest colliery in the world. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it attracts 800,000 visitors a year, often hosting art exhibitions and performances.
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Hotel Maximilian

5 of 5 stars
New York
Nov 24, 2009

This hotel was sold and is under new management. Thank God. It has been lovingly renovated into a tres-chic hotel, with attentive and very friendly staff. It is a leisurely walk to a street filled...more

Bliss (www.bliss-essen.de)

4 of 5 stars
Munich
Nov 22, 2009

Very good and rafined food, Good price-quality ratio, nice athmosphere more

Im Girardet Haus

3 of 5 stars
Munich
Nov 22, 2009

Everything fine and nothing more, rooms are clean, beds comfortable, quiet hotel. Personnel shows chilly friendlyness. more

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