June 22
Photo: Caesar von Meissen German Junior and Age Group Championships U17, U19 and U23, Cologne, June 22, 2025. For four days, Lake Fühlingen was transformed into the vibrant heart of German youth rowing. From June 19 to 22, 2025, the German Junior and Age Group Championships U17, U19 and U23 took place here – with over 1,200 athletes [...] Read More
June 21
Photo: Julian Huke Photography Summer, Lake, a truly special anniversary. Summer 2025 promises a highlight for all electronic music fans: On July 12th, the Seaside Beach Baldeney at the Baldeneysee in Essen will once again transform into the epicenter of sun-drenched beats – the SMAG Sundance open-air festival celebrates its 20th anniversary. The countdown is on, the anticipation is building, [...] Read More
17 June
Photo: Stock image. Picnic ideas at Baldeneysee. Great weather, the water is sparkling – who wouldn't want to spread out a blanket on the meadows around Baldeneysee or use one of the many benches and enjoy life? Picnicking has somewhat fallen out of favor here in recent years. [...] Read More
16 June
Graphic: Cesar von Meissen Livestream with junior rowers from Baldeneysee and Ruhr. The junior rowers and U23 age groups from Baldeneysee and the Ruhr Valley in Essen will be competing at the German Junior and Age Group Championships U17, U19 and U23 2025 of the German Rowing Federation (DRV) on the regatta course in Cologne-Fühlingen from June 19th to 22nd, 2025. The races will be [...] Read More
June 6
Source: Stiftung Warentest Rediscovering Hiking: A Competition That Shows the Way Hiking is boring? Not for Matyas Zinner and Jonas Dicks from the Maria-Wächtler-Gymnasium in Essen. The two young testers participated in the Stiftung Warentest competition "Jugend testet" (Youth Tests) and wanted to find out which circular hiking trail in North Rhine-Westphalia is particularly suitable for young people. With scientific precision and meticulous attention to detail [...] 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
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