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The Best Attractions In Bochum

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Bochum is the sixth largest city of the most populous German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg, and its 364,920 inhabitants make it the 16th largest city of Germany. On the Ruhr Heights hill chain, between the rivers Ruhr to the south and Emscher to the north , it is the second largest city of Westphalia after Dortmund, and the fourth largest city of the Ruhr after Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg. It lies at the centre of the Ruhr, Germany's largest urban area, in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, and belongs to the region of Arnsberg. It is surrounded by the cities of Herne, Castrop-Rauxel,...
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The Best Attractions In Bochum

  • 1. Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum Bochum
    The German Mining Museum in Bochum or DBM is one of the most visited museums in Germany with around 365,700 visitors per year . It is the largest mining museum in the world, and a renowned research establishment for mining history. Above-ground exhibitions, and a faithfully reconstructed show mine below the museum terrain give visitors insights into the world of mining. The main areas of research by the scientists are the History and Technology of Mining , and the Documentation and Conservation of Cultural Artefacts . As a research institute, the museum is a member of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Community.
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  • 3. Botanischer Garten (Ruhr Universitat Bochum) Bochum
    The Botanischer Garten der Ruhr-Universität Bochum , also known as the Botanischer Garten Bochum, is a botanical garden maintained by the Ruhr University Bochum. It is located at Universitätsstraße 150, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and open daily without charge. The garden was founded in 1968 and subsequently has been continuously expanded and improved. It opened to the public in 1971, with later developments as follows: tropical house, 1976; desert house, 1988; Chinese garden, 1990; savannah houses, 2000. The garden's fenced, outdoors area cultivates plants organized into geobotanical regions, including forests, coasts, meadows, prairies, and marshes from the Americas, Asia, and Europe. It also contains an alpine garden and succulent garden. Its Chinese garden was created f...
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  • 5. Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum Bochum
    The Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen is a railway museum situated south of the city of Bochum in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded by DGEG, the German Railway History Company in 1977 and is based in a locomotive depot that was built between 1916 and 1918 and ceased operation in 1969. Then DGEG took over the whole area of 46,000 square metres and built up the biggest railway museum in Germany. In the middle of the museum, there is an engine shed with fourteen tracks. A preserved turntable, coaling, watering, and sanding facilities are still in operation. This museum is integrated into The Industrial Heritage Trail a route of monuments from the history of the industry.
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  • 7. Ruhr Park Bochum
    The Ruhr is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 2,800/km2 and a population of over 5 million , it is the largest urban area in Germany, and third-largest in the European Union. It consists of several large, industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to the north. In the southwest it borders the Bergisches Land. It is considered part of the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region of more than 12 million people, which is among the largest in Europe. From west to east, the region includes the cities of Duisburg, Oberhausen, Bottrop, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Bochum, Herne, Hagen, Dortmund, Hamm, Dinslaken, the southern town of the more rural district Wesel, Recklinghausen, Unna ...
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  • 9. Vonovia Ruhrstadion Bochum
    Ruhrstadion, known as Vonovia Ruhrstadion due to a sponsorship deal, is a football stadium in Bochum, Germany. It is the home ground for the VfL Bochum and has a capacity of 29,299. It was known as rewirpowerSTADION [ʁeˈviːɐ̯paʊ.ɐˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn] from 2006–16, also for sponsorship reasons.
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  • 10. UCI Kinowelt Bochum Ruhrpark Bochum
    United Cinemas International is a brand of cinema, currently operating in Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Brazil. All territories with the exception of Brazil are owned by Odeon Cinemas Group whose ultimate owner is AMC Theatres, which is owned by the Wanda Group.
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  • 11. STARLIGHT EXPRESS Bochum
    Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe . Later productions have used additional songs with lyrics by Don Black, David Yazbek, Nick Coler and Lauren Aquilina, and with music by the composer's son, Alastair Lloyd Webber. Famously, the actors perform the entire show on roller skates. The West End production of Starlight Express is the eighth longest-running musical in history, having been performed 7,409 times between 1984 and 2002. Starlight Express is also the most successful musical in Germany, where it has been performed in a purpose-built theatre since 1988.
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  • 13. Schauspielhaus Bochum Bochum
    The Schauspielhaus Bochum is one of the largest and most notable drama theatres in Germany. It is located in the city of Bochum.
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