Amazing Ruhr

Draw a circle around the Ruhr region, and it's easy to notice how central this metropolitan area is within Europe. Many measurements are used; distance a truck can travel in a day, destinations within one hour's flight and population within either fifty or one hundred kilometres.

Long the powerhouse of Germany, densely populated, a melting pot of nationalities and cultures, the Metropole Ruhr, an area which includes Essen, Duisburg, Mülheim and Dortmund, has been helped by financial prudence and the RUHR.2010 European Cultural Capital celebrations.

Amazing Ruhr contains hundreds of pages full of information to help make life easier during a stay. The first few restaurants, authorities needed to register or acquire a driver's licence, public transport, the region's delights, shops, hotels, doctors, sources, international schools; they can all be found here. Enjoy your stay, wherever your location.

Spring Break - Visit Germany's inspiring Ruhr region

One of the most exciting places in Europe reveals its metamorphosis from industrial powerhouse to modern, innovative area in NRW. Impressive architecture, beautiful landscapes and a multitude of impressive cultural centres are spread across the Ruhr region...

Christmas Market Dortmund - 17 November to 23 December 2011

The Christmas market in Dortmund is deemed to be the biggest Christmas market in Germany. 3.6 million both national and international visitors come to Dortmund every year to experience the Christmas atmosphere. Two-storied mulled...

IS Ruhr - The international school for the Ruhr region

The International School Ruhr entered its second successful year with a wide range of young students from such countries as India, Turkey, England, Norway, Austria, USA and Germany. New director Frank van Poucke is originally from the Netherlands...

New structure, stunning design - Now online

Join us on the new format soon to be launched. Right up to date, refreshingly open and beautifully styled, Amazing Ruhr will be more open, reveal a streamlined navigation and integrate social network features. The first pages online...

Things To Do

Brewery Museum Dortmund.

Steel, coal and beer: This trio let Dortmund become the leading German industrial city in the 20th century. And just like steel and coal, beer is inevitably interwoven with the culture of Dortmund. The Brewery museum of the city...

Indoor Skydiving Bottrop - Fun, adrenaline, endorpines

Experience the dream of flight in the world's most modern windtunnel and be part of an unforgettable mix of emotions, fun, adrenaline and endorphines. The airflow with a maximum speed of up to 280km/h is as smooth as in real skydiving...

Restaurants

Solid plain fare, Italian cuisine or maybe rather Asian today? The choice of restaurants and their cuisines is big in the Ruhr area. In addition to delicious food you mostly can look forward to a nice location, too. As you know...

Brauhaus Schacht 4/8 - Duisburg

Encounter a part of 'Good Old Germany' in the brewery SCHACHT 4/8. The Brauhaus offers a cosy, feel-good atmosphere with nostalgic mining ambience and original relics of the mining history. Tasty, own-brew beers...

Bistros

You are looking for a place with relaxed, easy atmosphere, where you can drink a coffee, a beer or enjoy a cocktail and have a tasty snack for the small hunger? Many Bistros in the Ruhr area invite you, to come in and rest...

Historical Museum Duisburg.

Today Duisburg is an international well-known city. It is an industrial center and owns the biggest inland port in Europe. But how did this town develop to what it is today? The Historical museum tells the story of Duisburg...

The Location

Police.

In Germany there are basically just two emergency telephone codes. On the one hand “110” to call the police and on the other hand “112” for emergency calls/accident notifications and for calling the fire...