Werden, Essen
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Template:Expand language Template:Multiple image Werden (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.[1] The borough occupies a space of Template:Cvt and is situated at a median height of Template:Höhe.
The town is home to the Essen-Werden Campus of Folkwang University of the Arts. The Benedictine abbey in central Werden houses Folkwang’s Orchestral Performance conservatory. The jazz building is at Wesselswerth 23, and the White Mill (Weisse Mühle) at Hardenbergufer 59 houses Musical Theater courses.
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.[2] In 1317, Werden was granted city rights. The Abbey buildings have housed the Folkwang Hochschule since 1927.
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The town was merged into Essen on August 1, 1929. From 1931 to 1933, the Template:Ill was created, a large reservoir of the 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 line.
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Map of Essen with Werden in red
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Market place and former City Hall
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A neighbourhood bus (Quartierbus) at Essen-Werden station
References
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