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European Capital of Culture 2010
More about RUHR.2010
European Capital of Culture 2010
More about RUHR.2010
Photo: Peter Wieler, Essen Marketing GmbH
ESSEN ON ICE
15 January - 7 March 2010, Kennedyplatz
For 7 weeks the central square for events in Essen city centre becomes Europe's largest open air city skating rink.
Opening Hours
Sunday - Thursday: 10 am - 10 pm
Friday, Saturday: 10 am - midnight
(start time: every 2 hours)
Ticket prices
Adults: 3,10 Euro (90 minutes)
Children: 1,60 Euro (90 minutes)
lending fee for skates: 2,60 Euro plus deposit
Toboggan run:
1 Euro per ride
Quadruple ticket: 3,50 Euro
Ticket of ten: 7 Euro
Day Ticket: 15 Euro
Photo: Peter Prengel, Stadtbildstelle
Metropolis shopping: with the opening of the shopping center at Limbecker Platz, Essen is decidedly gaining ground in importance and denotation as an attractive city
More than 700 retail shops and boutiques are the reason why Essen’s downtown area has been such an attractive shopping place of long standing, and its cultural centers of attraction are quite convincing. Further enrichments for the Essen experience are city events and attractive restaurant and pubs offering a great selection of food and beverage.
Environmental zone
The environmental zones in the Ruhr district cover an area of approx. 225 km², and some of them extend over multiple cities. The Essen environmental zone covers the stretches of road between the city districts of Rüttenscheid, Bochold, Altenessen and Kray, and extends all the way to Gelsenkirchen. On 1 October 2008, all environmental zones in the entire Ruhr region were declared active at the same time. The same standards apply to all cities in the Ruhr region. Vehicles of hazardous goods class 1 that have no environmental safety plate are no longer permitted to enter the signposted areas.
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