DetourmapPlaces worth the detour in Essen
14 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Essen, Germany, across 2 kinds of detour; archaeological & historic sites are the largest group (13). Best known: Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex. 13 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Within 20 km
- 14
- Oldest
- Church of Our Saviour 1316
- Little known
- 13 of 14
- Most from
- 19th century
All 14, ranked 14
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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1.Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
Archaeological · 19th century · Notable
Large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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11.Zeche Hannover
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Former hard coal mine and today industrial museum in Bochum, Germany
Within reach of Essen
Questions about this page
What is worth seeing near Essen?
14 places within 20 km: 13 archaeological & historic sites and 1 nature & landscapes. The best known is Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex.
Is there anything near Essen that most visitors miss?
13 of these 14 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.
What is the oldest thing near Essen?
Church of Our Saviour, dated to 1316.
How is the 20 km radius measured?
As the crow flies from the centre of Essen, not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.