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Günnigfeld, Wattenscheid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Günnigfeld lies in the north of Wattenscheid, a Bochum district in the Ruhr area, where the miners' houses of the Kolonie Hannover still stand.
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Where to stay in Günnigfeld
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Günnigfeld is a place people live in. It lies in the north of Wattenscheid, and rooms here are scarce, so most stays base in Bochum or the Wattenscheid centre and come out for the streets of old miners' houses. Herz-Mariä-Kirche and the Christuskirche are the parish churches, and Gelsenkirchen and Herne lie just across the borders.
Few places to stay in Günnigfeld — most visitors book in Wattenscheid or Bochum nearby.
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About Günnigfeld
What are the main landmarks in Günnigfeld?
Where a shaft of Zeche Hannover stood in the south of Günnigfeld now lies the Kruppwald park, and the miners' houses of the Kolonie Hannover still line a group of streets named after men's first names. Then come the churches. The Catholic Herz-Mariä-Kirche and the Protestant Christuskirche serve the district.
Bochum keeps its museums and its centre well beyond them.
What is the history of Günnigfeld?
Günnigfeld was joined to Wattenscheid on 1 April 1926, when small parts of it went to Gelsenkirchen and Wanne-Eickel, and it has belonged to Bochum since Wattenscheid was taken in on 1 January 1975. Coal shaped the place, and its miners lived in the Kolonie Hannover. Willi Schulz began his career as a national footballer here.
Where is Günnigfeld?
Günnigfeld lies in the north of Wattenscheid, a district of Bochum in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia, and borders Gelsenkirchen and Herne.
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What is the best area to stay in Günnigfeld?
Günnigfeld: walks through the old miners' colony. Wattenscheid: guests who want the Wattenscheid centre rather than its northern strip. Bochum: trips that base themselves in Bochum and run out to Wattenscheid.
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Updated October 2026