Bochum: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 59 - 115 mD Hotel Schmidt Mönnikes
 Less than 3 km from Bochum city centre, this family-run hotel offers cosy rooms with free Wi-Fi, a German restaurant and excellent links with the Boch… MoreEUR 52 - 89 Ibis Hotel Bochum City
 This hotel beside Bochum Train Station has air-conditioned rooms, a 24-hour bar and a free internet terminal. It is a 10-minute walk from Bochum´… MoreEUR 52 - 104 Ibis Bochum Zentrum
 This hotel in Bochum offers late and early-riser breakfasts as well as a 24-hour bar. Free internet is available in the lobby. The hotel is 200 metres… MoreEUR 71 - 280 Park Inn Bochum
 This 4-star hotel in Bochum offers modern rooms, an international restaurant and a sauna area. The main railway station and the shopping district are … MoreEUR 70 - 130 Ramada Hotel Bochum
 Just steps away from the Starlight Express musical hall and the RuhrCongress exhibition centre, this 4-star hotel offers modern rooms and an internati… MoreEUR 60 - 100 Wald- und Golfhotel Lottental
 Offering a peaceful location, this golf hotel is a 5-minute drive from Kemnader Lake and Ruhr University Bochum. It features free Wi-Fi, and a modern … MoreEUR 37 - 147 TRYP Bochum-Wattenscheid
 Just 200 metres from Wattenscheids Main Square and pedestrian zone, this hotel offers a 24-hour reception. Bochum City Centre and the famous Starlight… MoreEUR 66 - 310 Renaissance Bochum Hotel
 This 5-star hotel in central Bochum offers modern rooms, and international restaurant an a sauna. The Starlight Express Musical and the rewirpower Sta… MoreEUR 46 - 82 Hotel Schmerkötter
 This 3-star hotel near Bochum´s Ruhr University and technology district offers quiet accommodation with free Wi-Fi and good transport links.
Th… MoreEUR 63 - 166 Hotel Ostmeier
 Just a 5-minute walk from Bochum Town Hall, this family-run, 3-star hotel offers a wellness area with indoor pool, free Wi-Fi internet, and a traditio… MoreEUR 66 - 315 Courtyard by Marriott Bochum Stadtpark
 This 4-star hotel offers excellent Mediterranean cuisine, tastefully furnished accommodation and an idyllic location in the heart of Bochum´s ci… MoreEUR 49 - 99 art Hotel Tucholsky
 This stylish 3-star hotel is located in Bochum city centre, between Bochum City Hall and Bochum Theatre. It offers modern and innovative rooms, an on-… MoreEUR 63 - 150 acora Hotel und Wohnen
 This hotel offers rooms with a large flat-screen TV as well as a coffee/tea maker. It is in the centre of Bochum, 400 metres from the Deutsches Bergba… MoreEUR 70 - 145 Excelsior Bochum
 Hotel Excelsior Bochum offers inexpensive and quiet accommodation with excellent transport links. The city centre of Bochum with central station and t… MoreEUR 31 - 31 Formule 1 Hotel Bochum Nord Ost Riemke
 Free parking and free Wi-Fi internet are included at this hotel in north Bochum. The Rensingstraße underground station allows direct access to the ci… MoreEUR 41 - 75 Hotel City West
 This family-run hotel is located in a quiet side road close to the centre of Bochum, where numerous shops and cultural attractions are on offer.
Publ… MoreEUR 48 - 99 Hotel Charlottenhof
 This hotel restaurant enjoys a quiet location to the east of Bochum city centre. It offers good motorway access, public transport links and a daily bu… MoreEUR 65 - 89 Hotel Aleppo
 Only a short walk from the centre of Bochum, the Hotel Aleppo offers modern, individually furnished rooms with free wireless internet access.
Enjoy a… MoreEUR 66 - 171 ACHAT Premium Hotel Bochum
 This 4-star hotel to the east of Bochum is beside the MediTherme spa and a 10-minute walk from the Ruhr Park shopping centre. It offers modern rooms, … More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bochum: Guide
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area between the cities of Essen, Germany|Essen and Dortmund.
History
Although Bochum was founded in the 14th century, the town was insignificant until the 19th century, when coal mining and steel industry emerged in the Ruhr area, leading to the growth of the entire region. The population of Bochum increased tenfold between 1850 and 1890.
In World War II the city was heavily bombed by English and American bombers. Nearly the whole inner circle of the city was destroyed and many thousand citizens were killed.
Between 1960 and 2001, all the mines were closed. Other industries, such as automobile industry|car making, compensated for the loss of jobs. In 1965 the Ruhr University was opened, the first university in the Ruhr area and the first new foundation after World War II.
In the course of a comprehensive community reform in 1975, Wattenscheid, a formerly independent city, was integrated into the urban area of Bochum. An exerted local referendum against the integration failed.
The football (soccer)|football club VfL Bochum was promoted to the First Division (1. Bundesliga) for the beginning of the season of 2006/07. However, they are struggling against relegation from day 1 because of limited financial means due to the strong competition with the neighbourhood teams Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04 of Gelsenkirchen.
Two castles from the Middle Ages survive on the northern banks of the Ruhr river. More famous are the German Mining Museum, the musical Starlight Express (opening show in 1988) and the nostalgic Train Museum in the borough of Dahlhausen.
Traffic
Bochum is connected to the Autobahn network by the Bundesautobahn 40|A 40 and Bundesautobahn 43|A 43 autobahns. It has a central station situated on the line from Duisburg to Dortmund, connecting the city to the long-distance network of Deutsche Bahn as well as to the S-Bahn network of Rhine-Ruhr.
Local service is carried out by the BOGESTRA, a joint venture between the cities of Bochum and Gelsenkirchen. There is a single underground Stadtbahn line connecting the University of Bochum to Herne, Germany|Herne, and several tram lines connecting to Gelsenkirchen and Witten. Public transport in the city is carried out according to the fare system of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr|VRR transport association.
Twin cities
Bochum is Twin cities|twinned with
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People affiliated with Bochum
Andrei Osterman, Russian Statesman
Wolfgang Clement, former minister of economics and work
Norbert Lammert, President (Speaker) of the German Parliament, Bundestag
Herbert Grönemeyer, singer, wrote a popular song about Bochum in 1984.
Frank Goosen, writer, wrote an epic story taking place in Bochum in the 1980's and 90's (liegen lernen)
Otto Schily, former minister of the interior
Mark Warnecke, breaststroke swimmer, won the world title at age 35
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