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Bochum
The German mining museum in Bochum.
The German mining museum in Bochum.
Coat of arms of Bochum
Coordinates 51°31′0″N 07°28′0″E / 51.516667°N 7.466667°E / 51.516667; 7.466667
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Urban district
Mayor Ottile Scholz (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 145.4 km2 (56.1 sq mi)
Population 376,586  (31 October 2006)
 - Density 2,590 /km2 (6,708 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BO
Postal codes 44701-44894
Area codes 0234, 02327
Website www.bochum.de

Bochum is a city in the Ruhr area of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is part of the Arnsberg Government Region

Bochum has about 380,000 inhabitants. The city is formed by the traditional industry of coal mining in the Ruhr area, but today there is no mining in Bochum anymore.

Today the most important institution in Bochum is the Ruhr-University Bochum, one of the biggest German universities. It has an extremely wide spectrum of subjects, beginning with mathematics and science, social sciences, economy, engineering, laws, philosophy, historical subjects, theology, medicine, and languages even including Chinese and Polish.

Bochum has a rich cultural life and its theatre is one of the most prominent in Germany. Next to Bochum are the cities Essen and Hattingen

Members of the Hanseatic League
Wendish and
Pomeranian circle
Lübeck*† · Hamburg† · Kiel · Lüneburg · Rostock · Stade · Stettin · Stralsund · Wismar
Saxony, Thuringia,
Brandenburg circle
Poland, Prussia,
Livonia, Sweden circle
Danzig (Gdańsk) · Breslau (Wrocław)  · Dorpat (Tartu) · Fellin (Viljandi) · Elbing (Elbląg)  · Königsberg  · Kraków  · Reval (Tallinn) · Riga · Stockholm · Toruń (Thorn)* · Visby
Rhine, Westphalia,
Netherlands circle
Dortmund*† · Bochum · Breckerfeld · Cologne† · Deventer · Duisburg · Groningen · Haltern · Hamm · Hattem · Hasselt · Kampen · Münster · Oldenzaal · Osnabrück · Recklinghausen · Roermond · Soest† · Unna · Werl · Zutphen · Zwolle
Principal Kontore
(counting houses)
Bryggen (in Bergen) · Hanzekantoor (in Brugge (Bruges)) · Steelyard (in London) · Peterhof (in Novgorod)
Subsidiary Kontore
Antwerp · Berwick · Boston · Damme · Edinburgh · Hull · Ipswich · King's Lynn · Kaunas · Newcastle · Polotsk · Pskov · Yarmouth · York

Images for kids

  • Bochum Ansicht 1840

    View of Bochum in 1840.

  • 1889 Reich 10Pfg Bochum Mi41

    Stamp cancelled at BOCHUM 1 in 1889. Bochum post-office was in the Westphalia province of Prussia before 1868

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2008-0032, Bochum, Zerstörte St. Marien Kirche

    Bombed out St. Marien Church, 1943

  • Bochum 070608 095 00

    City Hall

  • Altes Brauhaus Bochum

    Altes Brauhaus

  • Bochum Probsteikirche

    Church founded by Charlemagne

  • Dorfkirche Bochum-Stiepel Briefmarke 2008

    Stamp from 2008 commemorating 1000th anniversary of Stiepel village church

  • Bochum-Mitte, Bermuda3eck poging1 foto7 2016-08-14 09.14

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  • Bochum ChinGarten 060418 008

    Chinese garden at the Ruhr University Botanical Gardens

  • Bergbaumuseum Bochum Blaue Stunde 2014

    Bergbaumuseum Bochum

  • Bochum 070217 035 00

    "Terminal" by sculptor Richard Serra

  • Else Hirsch stolperstein on sidewalk in Bochum

    Stolperstein for Else Hirsch on pavement in Bochum

  • Else Hirsch stolperstein in Bochum

    Else Hirsch Stolperstein in Bochum

  • Ostermann

    Andrei Ostermann 1740–1741

  • Bochum - Stadtbezirke-polished

    Sections and Districts in Bochum

  • Deutsche Annington Schild

    Logo of the Deutsche Annington

  • GEA Group Dorstener Straße Verwaltung

    GEA main administration

  • GLS Bank

    GLS Bank, main administration


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