Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Essen, Germany
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2.4 km
28 m
Experience Essen in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in EssenSight 1: Friedenskirche Steele
The Protestant Church of Peace in the eastern Essen district of Steele is a neo-Gothic, three-aisled church building that has been a listed building since 1989. The church was built in 1872 according to plans by the Essen architect Julius Flügge as a successor to a predecessor church that had become too small on the same ground and is today the parish church of the Protestant parish of Königssteele, which belongs to the Essen church district of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland.
Sight 2: Amtsgericht Steele
The Essen-Steele District Court, located in the Essen district of Steele, is responsible for the districts of Burgaltendorf, Byfang, Freisenbruch, Horst, Kray, Kupferdreh, Leithe, Steele, Überruhr-Hinsel and Überruhr-Holthausen.
Sight 3: St. Laurentius
The Catholic parish church of St. Laurentius is a listed church building in Essen-Steele.
Wikipedia: St. Laurentius (Steele) (DE), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 4: Fürstin-Franziska-Christine-Stiftung
The Princess Franziska Christine Foundation is an orphanage founded in 1764 by the abbess Franziska Christine of Palatinate-Sulzbach in what is now the Steele district of Essen.
Sight 5: Jüdischer Friedhof
The Jewish Cemetery Hiltrops Kamp in the Essen district of Steele is a Jewish cemetery in the street Hiltrops Kamp.
Wikipedia: Jüdischer Friedhof Hiltrops Kamp (DE), Heritage Website
Sight 6: Steeler Wasserturm
The Essen-Steele water tower at Laurentiusweg 83 in the Essen district of Steele was built in 1898 on the highest geographical point in Steele and drew its water from the Steeler waterworks on Westfalenstraße directly on the Ruhr.
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