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about Bochum

Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area between the cities of Essen and Dortmund. Population (2002): 394,400.

Bochum history

Although Bochum was founded in the 14th century, the town was insignificant until the 19th century, when coal mining and steel industry emerged in the Ruhr area, leading to the growth of the entire region. The population of Bochum increased tenfold between 1850 and 1890.

Between 1960 and 1973, all the mines were closed. Other industries, such as car making, compensated for the loss of jobs. In 1965 the Ruhr University was opened, the first university in the Ruhr area.

Two castles from the Middle Ages survive on the northern banks of the Ruhr river. More famous are the German Mining Museum, and the nostalgic Train Museum in the borough of Dahlhausen.

Near cities to Bochum

• Herne travel guide 7.4 km
• Gelsenkirchen travel guide 8.9 km
• Witten travel guide 8.9 km
• Essen travel guide 14 km
• Recklinghausen travel guide 15 km
• Dortmund travel guide 18 km
• Bottrop travel guide 22 km
• Wuppertal travel guide 22 km
• Mulheim an der Ruhr travel guide 23 km
• Oberhausen travel guide 27 km

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• Bochum - Kortumstrasse webcam 1.2 km
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• Bochum - Blumenstrasse webcam 1.2 km
• Bochum - Panorama webcam 1.9 km
• Wattenscheid - Bochum webcam 6.1 km
• Gelsenkirchen - Schalke Arena webcam 12 km
• Arena Auf Schalke webcam 12 km
• Essen - A 40 webcam 14 km
• Essen - Ruhr webcam 14 km
• Dortmund - Hohe Strasse webcam 17 km

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