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Bochum Bahnhof Langendreer
Bochum (, ; ; ; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia. With a population of 372,348 (April 2023), it is the sixth-largest city (after Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg) in North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous Germany, German federal state, and the List of cities in Germany by population, 16th-largest city in Germany. On the Ruhr Heights () hill chain, between the rivers Ruhr (river), Ruhr to the south and Emscher to the north (tributaries of the Rhine), it is the second largest city of Westphalia after Dortmund, and the fourth largest city of the Ruhr after Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg. It lies at the centre of the Ruhr, Germany's largest urban area, in the Rhine-Ruhr, Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top 4 German metropolitan regions, second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union, and belongs to the Arnsberg (region), region of Arnsberg. There are nine institutions of higher educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Mining Museum
__NOTOC__ The German Mining Museum in Bochum () or DBM is one of the most visited museums in Germany with around 365,700 visitors per year (2012).Auskunft der Pressestelle des DBM, 12 September 2013 It is the largest mining museum in the world, (retrieved 12 September 2013) and a renowned research establishment for mining industry, mining history. Above-ground exhibitions, and a faithfully reconstructed show mine below the museum terrain give visitors insights into the world of mining. The main areas of research by the scientists are the History and Technology of Mining (''Geschichte und Technik des Montanwesens''), and the Documentation and Conservation of Cultural Artefacts (''Dokumentation und Schutz von Kulturgut''). As a research institute, the museum is a member of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scienti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
