04 February
Symbolic photo: Lila la Loop. Second phase of the 1,000-tree program launches. Essen, Baldeneysee, February 4, 2026. The city of Essen is further advancing its climate adaptation strategy: As part of the 1,000-tree program, 200 additional future-proof trees are being planted in the current planting phase. The Committee for the Environment, Climate and Consumer Protection took note of the project on February 3, 2026. With this, the city [...] Read More
03 February
Photo: Lila la Loop Best results at Baldeneysee and Ruhr Essen, Baldeneysee, February 3, 2026. Essen's 9th district – consisting of Bredeney, Fischlaken, Heidhausen, Kettwig and Werden – is among the winners of the current Essen tree inventory 2024. The area around Baldeneysee, in particular, demonstrates how productive and climate-resilient the urban greenery in southern Essen is. [...] Read More
29 January
Graphic: Ranking of metropolitan regions in Germany. © IW Consult GmbH. IW study confirms top position of the Ruhr region in the nationwide metropolitan region comparison. Ruhr region, Essen, Baldeneysee, January 29, 2026. What every resident of the Ruhr region has long known is now in black and white: The Ruhr region is the most livable metropolitan region in Germany. This is the conclusion of a recent study by the German Economic Institute (IW), [...] Read More
December 12
Artistic interpretation: Carl de Canedido | Not an official logo of the city of Essen | Referendum: Olympic Games on the Rhine and Ruhr in 2036, 2040, or 2044? The city of Essen faces a groundbreaking decision: The city council has decided to put the citizens to a vote on possible participation in the Rhine-Ruhr bid for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, [...] Read More
December 11
Photo: Bianca Killmann Important cultural monument at Baldeneysee shines in new splendor Essen, Baldeneysee, December 11, 2025. The Isenburg castle ruins in Essen-Bredeney shine in new splendor: "Grün und Gruga," the City of Essen's department for the care, development, and planning of urban green spaces and forests, has comprehensively renovated the historical discovery trail. The project was financed by [...] Read More
November 27
Photo: Lila la Loop. Aids for dog owners also available at Baldeneysee Essen, Baldeneysee, November 27, 2025. From January 2026, the city of Essen plans to take a step towards digital administration and will discontinue the traditional metal dog tax tag. Instead, dog owners will receive a QR code directly on their tax assessment notice, which will serve as a digital dog tax tag for verification purposes [...] Read More
August 7
Photo: Cesar von Meissen City of Essen postpones introduction of parking management. The introduction of parking fees at the popular Baldeneysee recreational area in Essen, originally planned for August 2025, has been delayed: As the City of Essen announced on July 30, 2025, parking management will now only begin at the start of the new season on April 15, 2026. This means that [...] Read More
June 4
Photo: Cesar von Meissen Regatta parking lot and Freiherr-vom-Stein road affected. Essen, Baldeneysee, June 4, 2025. In today's Essen City Council meeting, the plans for managing parking spaces at Baldeneysee were approved. Baldeneysee.Ruhr has already reported on this. This introduces a temporary parking management system at Baldeneysee, which will be in effect from April 15 to October 15 of each year. [...] Read More
April 11
Photo: Cesar von Meissen Plans for parking fees at Baldeneysee are becoming more concrete. The city of Essen has presented plans for managing the parking areas at the Regatta Tower. The aim is a temporary fee schedule that will only apply during the spring and summer months and is intended to alleviate parking congestion and optimize usage. The implementation of this [...] Read More