What state is Essen located?
Essen is located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, has 33 assigned postcodes and is located as the crow flies 31 km far from Düsseldorf. It is 37 km by air to Dortmund.

As a district-free city, Essen covers an area of 210.34 km2 (square kilometers). The responsible district is Essen, city. Regierungsbezirk: Reg.-Regarding. Düsseldorf.
It is about 523 kilometers from Essen as the crow flies to the federal capital Berlin.

The city of Essen is located on the A52 and A40 motorways in North Rhine-Westphalia. A map, hotels, travel information and further information about Essen can be found here. Districts of Essen are Altendorf, Altenessen, Bochold, Borbeck, Bredeney, Burgaltendorf, Byfang, Dellwig, Fischlaken, Freisenbruch, Frillendorf, Frintrop and others.
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