Bochum
Nowhere else can the character of the Ruhrgebiet be experienced as succinctly as in Bochum. The visible industrial past, the lifestyle of a pulsating metropolis and the important position as a theater and scene city form an independent profile.
Contact information
Bochum Marketing GmbH
Huestr. 9
44787 Bochum
E-mail: info@bochum-tourismus.de
Phone: 0234 / 963020
Fax: 0234 / 9630255
Homepage: http: //www.bochum-tourismus.de
The cultural life in the Ruhr metropolis is particularly exciting. Every year, renowned music and theater events such as the Ruhr Tent Festival, Bochum Total, Urbanatix, the Ruhrtriennale or the Ruhr Piano Festival attract several hundred thousand visitors to the city. In addition, the regular performances of Starlight Express, the performances of the Bochum Symphony Orchestra or the Bochum Schauspielhaus provide the best live entertainment. The Ruhr city has made a name for itself as one of the densest cultural landscapes in Europe.
The world-renowned German Mining Museum Bochum, which attracts around 400,000 visitors a year, and the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, a modern event venue within walls that are well over a hundred years old, are unparalleled in Germany. There are also many other attractions - from the art museum and the Situation Kunst with the art collections of the Ruhr University Bochum and the new underground museum to the zoo and the Zeiss Planetarium Bochum.
The Bermuda3Eck, known far beyond the city's borders, offers a gastronomic landscape of over 80 restaurants. The trendy district between Südring and Konrad-Adenauer-Platz has more than 7,000 seats in the restaurants, plus around 3,000 outdoor seats and attracts more than 3 million visitors a year.