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{{Short description|Borough of Essen, Germany}}
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'''Werden''' ([[Westphalian dialects|Westphalian]]: ''Wadden'') is a southern borough of the city of [[Essen]] in [[Germany]]. It belongs to the city district '''''IX Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney''''' and has 9,998 inhabitants as of June 30, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.essen.de/Deutsch/Rathaus/Statistik/EinwohnerM%E4rz_2006.pdf|title=Bevölkerung am Ort der Hauptwohnung|publisher=Stadt Essen, Amt für Statistik, Stadtforschung und Wahlen|accessdate=2006-12-03|archive-date=2006-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623012154/http://www.essen.de/Deutsch/Rathaus/Statistik/EinwohnerM%C3%83%C2%A4rz_2006.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The borough occupies a space of {{cvt|4.04|km2}} and is situated at a median height of {{höhe|58|DE-NN|link=true}}. 

The town is home to the [https://www.folkwang-uni.de/en/home/hochschule/about-folkwang/campuses/essen-werden-campus Essen-Werden Campus] of [https://www.folkwang-uni.de/en/home/hochschule/about-folkwang Folkwang University of the Arts]. The Benedictine abbey in central Werden houses Folkwang’s [https://www.folkwang-uni.de/en/home/musik/courses-of-studies/orchestral-performance Orchestral Performance] conservatory. The [https://www.folkwang-uni.de/en/home/musik/courses-of-studies/jazz-performing-artists-1 jazz building] is at Wesselswerth 23, and the White Mill (Weisse Mühle) at Hardenbergufer 59 houses Musical Theater courses. 

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== History ==
The history of Werden can be traced back to St. [[Ludger]], who founded [[Werden Abbey]] at the end of the 8th century. His stone coffin is preserved in the [[crypt]].<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Werden|volume=28|page=522}}</ref> In 1317, Werden was granted city rights. The Abbey buildings have housed the [[Folkwang Hochschule]] since 1927.

{{ill|St Liudger Church (Werden)|lt=St Liudger Church|de|St. Ludgerus (Werden)}} in Werden houses the 7th-century [[Essen-Werden casket]].

The {{lang|la|Codex Argenteus}} ("Silver Bible"), traditionally ascribed to bishop [[Ulfilas]], was discovered in the abbey in the 16th century.

The town was merged into Essen on August 1, 1929. From 1931 to 1933, the {{ill|Baldeneysee|ceb||de||eo|Baldeney-lago|nl||pl||ru|Бальденайзе}} was created, a large reservoir of the [[Ruhr (river)|Ruhr]].

== Traffic ==
The [[Bundesstraße 224]] goes through the centre of Werden, with a high traffic load. [[Essen-Werden railway station]] provides access to the [[S-Bahn]] trains of the [[Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn]]'s [[S6 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)|S6]] line.

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Esse-Werden Lage.jpg|Map of Essen with Werden in red
Essen_Werden_-_Werdener_Markt_06_ies.jpg|Market place and former City Hall
Werden-Quartierbus.jpg|A neighbourhood bus ([[:de:Quartierbus|Quartierbus]]) at [[Essen-Werden station]]
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