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Essen is a city in the central region of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the bank of River Ruhr, Estimated population of the city is around 579,000 (2008), makes it either the 7th- or 8th-largest-city in the entire Germany. Essen is the European Capital of Culture on behalf of the whole Ruhr Area in 2010. Previously it was one of Germany’s most vital coal and steel centers and traditionally associated to the centuries-old Krupp family iron works, the city earned a solid reputation in the sector of industry and claims to be the "desk of the Ruhr area". It contains 13 of the 100 biggest German corporations and administrative center for number of the region’s authorities.


The companies working in the city are ThyssenKrupp industrial conglomerate which was established in 1999 as a result of the merger between Thyssen AG and Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp. The biggest company present in Essen is second largest electric utility RWE AG. Essen also contains worldwide corporate headquarters of DB Schenker and a transportation division of Deutsche Bahn. Other main companies are Hochtief AG, ALDI Nord, Evonik Industries, Arcandor AG, Medion AG and Deichmann which is the biggest shoe retailer in Europe. With Eon-Ruhrgas, Germany’s largest gas company also has its seat in Essen. The Coca-Cola Company was initially established in Essen (around 1930), then headquarter of the company was shifted to Berlin in 2003.

Essen is situated in the central region of the Ruhr Area, one of the biggest metropolitan areas in Europe, containing 11 independent cities and 4 districts with some 5.3 million residents. The limits of the city are 87 km (54 mi) long and border 10 cities, 5 of them independent and 5 belonging to a district, with a total population of approximately 1.4 million. The lowest point of the city is in the northern area of Karnap at 26.5 m (86.9 ft), the highest point in the region of Heidhausen (202.5 m/664 ft). The median elevation of the city is 116 m.

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