Bottrop

Bottrop is a city in west-central Germany, on the Rhine–Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Located in the Ruhr industrial area, Bottrop adjoins Essen, Oberhausen, Gladbeck, and Dorsten.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tetrahedron in Bottrop and Bottrop Hauptbahnhof.

Tetrahedron in Bottrop

Scenic viewpoint

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The Tetrahedron in Bottrop is a walkable steel structure in the form of a tetrahedron with a side length of sixty metres, resting on four nine-metre-tall concrete pillars.

Bottrop Hauptbahnhof

Railway station

Photo: Marku1988, CC BY 2.5.

Bottrop Hauptbahnof is a railway station in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd – Hamm railway and Essen–Bottrop railway and is served by RE and S-Bahn services operated by DB and NordWestBahn.

Burg Vondern

Photo: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sterkrade and Dellwig.

Sterkrade

Suburb

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Sterkrade is a suburb, which is situated 5 km west of Bottrop.

Dellwig

Suburb

Photo: Borbeck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dellwig is a suburb, which is situated 4 km south of Bottrop.

Borbeck-Mitte

Suburb

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Borbeck-Mitte is the central borough of Borbeck, the fourth suburban district of Essen, Germany. Together with the other boroughs of the district, it was incorporated on April 1, 1915. Borbeck-Mitte is situated 6 km south of Bottrop.

Bottrop

Type: Locality with 119,000 residents
Also known as: “05512000” and “Stadt Bottrop”
Location: Kreisfreie Stadt Bottrop, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.5233° or 51° 31′ 24″ north

Longitude

6.9253° or 6° 55′ 31″ east

Population

119,000

Elevation

59 metres (194 feet)

Open location code

9F38GWFG+74

GeoNames ID

6553085

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