25 February
Photo: Lila la Loop Bird protection season for pruning starts on March 1, 2026. Anyone who still needs to prune trees, hedges, or shrubs in the districts around Baldeneysee this spring should hurry. Extensive pruning is only permitted until February 28. From March 1 to September 30, the legally mandated bird protection season applies nationwide [...] Read More
February 24
Photo: Georg Lukas Stage for Essen's strongest talents with an impressive water sports record Essen, Baldeneysee, February 24, 2026. The sports champion award ceremony of the Stadt Essen on February 24, 2026 once again transformed the event hall on the 22nd floor of the third-tallest city hall in Germany into a forum of appreciation and sporting excellence. From 4:30 p.m., guests, clubs, and officials streamed into the [...] Read More
20 February
Photo: Copyright (Alle Farben): Phil Hessler | via: macheete Berlin DJ Alle Farben returns to Baldeneysee for the third time. When the Smag Sundance Festival transforms Baldeneysee in Essen into a giant summer stage again on July 11, 2026, one name will once again be at the top of the lineup: Alle Farben. Behind the stage name is the Berlin DJ [...] Read More
17 February
Photo: Cesar von Meissen | Image editing: Carl de Canedido. Wedding on the ship of Weisse Flotte Baldeney and in the Heisingen town hall, Essen, Baldeneysee, February 17, 2026. June 6, 2026, is a date that sticks in your mind. The harmonious sequence of numbers makes it a popular choice for couples getting married [...] Read More
17 February
Photo: Lila la Loop Amphibians on the streets around Baldeneysee Essen, Baldeneysee, February 17, 2026. As soon as the first mild evenings arrive, a fascinating natural spectacle awakens in the districts around Baldeneysee and throughout the city of Essen: Thousands of amphibians – common toads, grass frogs, newts, and even fire salamanders – leave their winter hiding places and make [...] Read More
15 February
Photo: Cesar von Meissen Tulip Sunday Tradition and Essen's Smallest Parade Tulip Sunday in Essen-Werden showed its most vibrant side on February 15, 2026. At precisely 11:11 a.m., the historic old town Werden filled up along Heckstraße/corner of Dückerstraße, all the way to St. Lucius Church. Even before the first float started moving, there was a special sense of anticipation [...] Read More
February 5th
Photo: Lila la Loop Werdener Herb and medicinal plant garden at Baldeneysee The rose, botanically Rosa, is one of the oldest and most important cultivated plants in Europe. It played a prominent role in the Benedictine abbey Werden – not only as an ornamental plant, but also as a medicinal, fragrant, and symbolic plant. It still grows today in the Werdener herb and medicinal plant garden and is a reminder of the [...] Read More
February 5th
Photo: Lila la Loop Invigorating monastery herb from the abbey Werden Mint, botanically Mentha, was one of the most important medicinal plants of the Benedictines and could be found in almost every monastery garden. Its fresh aroma and invigorating effect made it an indispensable part of monastic medicine. In the monks' writings, it is frequently referred to as "herb [...] Read More
February 5th
Photo: Lila la Loop Traditional medicinal herb from Abbey Werden Horehound, botanically known as Marrubium vulgare, is one of the oldest and most effective herbs in European monastic medicine. Even in antiquity, healers described its special power in treating respiratory illnesses. The Benedictine monks of Abbey Werden adopted this knowledge, cultivated the plant systematically, and made it an integral part of their practice [...] Read More
February 5th
Photo: Lila la Loop Lovage, also known colloquially as "Maggi herb," was an indispensable medicinal herb in Benedictine abbeys. Early on, it was described in monastic herbals as a "warming and strengthening herb" that invigorates the body and aids digestion. The Benedictines of Abbey Werden in what is now southern Essen, near Baldeneysee, valued lovage [...] Read More