June 4
Photo: Stock image. All rooms at Baldeneysee – including privately rented ones – are affected. Essen, Baldeneysee, June 4, 2025. A new accommodation tax ordinance will apply in Essen from August 1, 2025, taxing overnight stays in hotels, private accommodations, and via online booking portals. Guests will have to pay a 5 percent tax on their accommodation costs, with the tax being 9 [...] Read More
June 3
Photo: Bianca Killmann Ranked 5th out of 2,000 swimming pools. The tour operator TUI recently published a ranking of Germany's most popular outdoor swimming pools. For this ranking, over 2,000 outdoor pools across Germany were evaluated based on Google reviews. Criteria such as cleanliness, facilities, food and drink options, and family-friendliness were included in the evaluation. Among the top 10 most popular outdoor swimming pools in Germany is [...] Read More
28 May
Graphic: Cesar von Meissen Livestream from Hamburg with junior rowers from Baldeneysee and Ruhr. The junior rowers from Baldeneysee and the Essen Ruhr Valley will compete this weekend (May 30th to June 1st, 2025) at the 2nd International DRV Junior Regatta 2025 Hamburg in the Dove-Elbe Water Park in Hamburg-Allermöhe. The abbreviation DRV stands for German [...] Read More
27 May
Tipps for Father's Day on May 29, 2025. There's plenty to experience on Father's Day at Baldeneysee. A Father's Day spent in nature, especially at Baldeneysee and the Ruhr River, is something truly special. Handcarts are particularly easy to maneuver on a flat loop around the lake. At the same time, the paths around Baldeneysee are largely free of motorized traffic. The [...] Read More
23 May
Photo: Cesar von Meissen First quarter of 2025 also shows growth. Ruhr region, May 22, 2025. Tourism in the Ruhr region continues to show positive development and clearly stands out from the nationwide trend. According to current figures from Ruhr Tourism GmbH, accommodation providers recorded a significant increase in guest arrivals and overnight stays in the first quarter of 2025 compared to [...] Read More
22 May
Graphic: Cesar von Meissen Stumbling Stones around the Baldeneysee: Memorials of the Past At the picturesque Baldeneysee in Essen, not only nature and recreational opportunities invite visitors to linger, but also the small, inconspicuous brass plaques in the sidewalks – the so-called "stumbling stones." They are memorials of remembrance that make local suffering visible and bring it into the present. Baldeneysee.Ruhr [...] Read More
22 May
Photo: Cesar von Meissen Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) Bungertstraße 22 in Essen-Werden. Bertha Herz and Jacob Herz lived in Essen-Werden before Jacob's deportation. They, too, led lives severely impacted by the increasing discrimination and persecution of the Jewish population in Germany. Two Stolpersteine at Bungertstraße 22 in 45239 Essen-Werden and Baldeneysee commemorate their fate. [...] Read More
22 May
Photo: Cesar von Meissenv Stolpersteine Wigstraße 15 in Essen-Werden Albert and Helene Levi, who lived in Essen-Werden and ran several shoe stores, fled Nazi persecution to the Netherlands. There they were interned and finally deported to Auschwitz in 1943, where they perished. Albert Levi and Helene Levi, born in Werden, are commemorated with a Stolperstein [...] Read More
22 May
Photo: Cesar von Meissen Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) Bungertstraße 32 in Essen-Werden. Ruth Baum and Sophie Baum lived in Essen-Werden before their deportation and led lives severely impacted by the increasing discrimination and persecution of the Jewish population in Germany. After her husband's death, Sophie Baum continued to run the family business, a fish shop, alone and was [...] Read More
18 May
Photo: Jochen Tack A tribute to water sports on the Baldeneysee. Rowing is a strength-endurance sport and was practiced in the Ruhr Valley even before the construction of the Baldeneysee. Essen's rowing clubs look back on a tradition of over a hundred years and enable sports enthusiasts to practice this sport on the Baldeneysee. During the winter months and in high water, rowing ergometers are available in the [...] Read More