Kruppwald

Kruppwald is a forest in Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. Kruppwald is situated nearby to the suburb Bredeney, as well as near Stadtwald.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Villa Hügel and Museum Folkwang.

Villa Hügel

Museum

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The Villa Hügel is a 19th-century mansion in Bredeney, now part of Essen, Germany. It was built by the industrialist Alfred Krupp in 1870–1873 as his main residence and was the home of the Krupp family until after World War II.

Museum Folkwang

Museum

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Museum Folkwang is a major collection of 19th- and 20th-century art in Essen, Germany. The museum was established in 1922 by merging the Essener Kunstmuseum, which was founded in 1906, and the private Folkwang Museum of the collector and patron Karl Ernst Osthaus in Hagen, founded in 1902.

Grugaturm

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Werden and Margarethenhöhe.

Werden

Suburb

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Werden 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.