Amazing Ruhr
Draw a circle around the Ruhr region, and it's easy to notice how central this metropolitan area is within Europe. Many measurements are used; distance a truck can travel in a day, destinations within one hour's flight and population within either fifty or one hundred kilometres.
Long the powerhouse of Germany, densely populated, a melting pot of nationalities and cultures, the Metropole Ruhr, an area which includes Essen, Duisburg, Mülheim and Dortmund, has been helped by financial prudence and the RUHR.2010 European Cultural Capital celebrations.
Amazing Ruhr contains hundreds of pages full of information to help make life easier during a stay. The first few restaurants, authorities needed to register or acquire a driver's licence, public transport, the region's delights, shops, hotels, doctors, sources, international schools; they can all be found here. Enjoy your stay, wherever your location.
Special Place
Summer Excursion - Inspiring Ruhr offers so much to see
Spend a few enjoyable warm summer days visiting the unique region of the Ruhr, mainland Europe's most underestimated metropolitan region. Full of surprises, attractions include funfairs, festivals, exhibitions, shopping in many cities and malls, Movie Park and...
Things To Do
Ruhrfestspiele - 1 May to 16 June 2012
The Ruhr Festival is the oldest and at the same time one of the biggest and most renowned theater festivals throughout Europe. From 1 May to 13 June 2010 Recklinghausen changes into a world stage for productions of famous directors...
Piano Festival Ruhr - 5 May to 14 July 2012
The annual Piano Festival Ruhr provides both fascinating and amusing entertainment. The event is spread on numerous places in the Ruhr area. Locations of this year’s piano festival are for example the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum...
Stücke - 19 May to 9 June 2012
The annual theater festival “Stücke” (plays) in Mülheim an der Ruhr shall be understood as a forum of German-speaking present dramatic art. The presented plays are chosen by an independent panel. A prerequisite is, however...
Moers Festival - 25 to 28 May 2012
The Moers Festival was originated in 1972. At this time it was still called International New Jazz Festival Moers. Nowadays the event concentrates not only on jazz, but presents also other styles of music, such as hip-hop, soul, funk...
Philharmonie Essen.
The philharmonic hall in Essen is deemed to be one of the most pleasant and in terms of acoustics one of the best concert houses throughout Germany. It was opened in 1904, destroyed during the Second World War...
CentrO.
The CentrO in Oberhausen offers a wide range of shopping possibilities on two floors. Directly next to the shopping center there is the Cinema CineStar, the event hall “Arena Oberhausen” and the soft and seawater aquarium...
Expat Life
International School Ruhr in Essen
In August 2010, the International School Ruhr (IS Ruhr) opened its doors in a lovely park, the Villa Koppers, just a few minutes from the city centre of Essen. It is ideally situated to serve the whole of the Ruhr region. Initially, the school is offering classes...
Lost and Found.
Found items can be handed in at the municipal lost property office, Fundbüro, the municipal citizen agency, Bürgerbüro, or a police department, Polizeidienststelle. Lost property found in the public transport can be handed in at a service...
Driver Licence.
If you are at least 18 years of age and dispose of a valid driver’s license issued by a member state of the EU or the European Economic Area – i.e. Island, Liechtenstein, Norway - you will not need to exchange it for...
The Location
Taxi.
Instead of hailing for a taxi in the streets, Germans rather turn to one of the numerous taxi stands strewn across the cities where cabs wait patiently in line for passengers. Drivers are friendly and chatty, so don’t miss the chance to get some...
Public Transport
The VRR has been offering over seven million people in sixty-two communities a low-cost, modern and convenient alternative to driving for over twenty-five years. Their partners include twenty-five local public transport companies...
Parks.
In every city of the Ruhr, beautiful parks invite pleasant strolling. The Rombergpark in Dortmund, a botanical garden with a size of 65 ha, attracts numerous visitors with botanical glasshouses and rare exotic and domestic...
Our Topics
Amazing Ruhr - New Format now online
The new Amazing Capitals format is even more streamlined to enable readers a speedier search for what they are looking for. Reduced to three main zones, the site offers Expat Life, Things To Do and The Location. The first pages online...
Germany's Great - And often very surprising
Receive an early insight to a new and exciting project that is being developed. Germany's Great is telling the world about all that is wonderful, quirky or enjoyable about Germany and the Germans. Progressing daily, topics include the Smile Days...
Village Green - A Children's Creative Charity
This project will bring orphans from across Europe together for creative vacations in a special place. The charity will be formed in several countries, the new website will go online soon and fundraising has already started. More detailed information will follow...
