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Heidhausen, Essen — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Heidhausen belongs to Essen, the central city of the Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia, and counts the church of St. Kamillus among its landmarks.
About Heidhausen
Where to stay in Heidhausen
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Essen holds the rooms, not Heidhausen. Heidhausen is a residential part of Essen rather than a visitor base, so travellers usually book nearer the city centre and treat this district as a quiet address at the edge of the built-up Ruhr. The lanes by St. Kamillus stay calm after dark.
Pick Heidhausen if you want an unhurried corner of the city, with Museum Folkwang and the Zeche Zollverein World Heritage Site waiting elsewhere in Essen.
About Heidhausen
What are the main landmarks in Heidhausen?
Heidhausen keeps a short landmark list. Heidhausen's church of St. Kamillus is the single entry this district adds to the long roll of churches, museums and monuments recorded across Essen. Larger draws sit in the wider city.
Museum Folkwang holds the art collections, Essen Minster carries the church heritage of the old foundation, and Zeche Zollverein keeps several museums inside a World Heritage Site.
What is the history of Heidhausen?
Heidhausen keeps little written record of its own. Its story runs with the story of Essen, a former industrial city at the centre of the Ruhr where the works that shaped the region gave way to museums, and where Zeche Zollverein became a World Heritage Site. The parish gathered at St. Kamillus.
Essen took the European Capital of Culture title in 2010 and the European Green Capital award in 2017, both awarded to the whole city rather than to any single district.
Where is Heidhausen?
Heidhausen is one of the districts of Essen, the city at the centre of the Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia, with St. Kamillus among its buildings.
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Updated August 2026