Bochold is a northwestern borough of the city of
Essen
Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...
,
Germany
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. It was incorporated into the city in 1915. Before it had been part of the
Bürgermeisterei Borbeck (''Borbeck district'').
Essen-Bochold ist ein Stadtteil mit zwei Gesichtern
WAZ.de Around 18,200 people live here.
S-Bahn trains have a stop at Bergeborbeck station, which is located in the Bochold borough. It should not be mixed up with the city of Bocholt, to the northwest.
Geography
Bochold borders the boroughs of Altenessen
Altenessen is a northern borough of the city of Essen, Germany. Officially it is divided into the two boroughs of Altenessen-Nord (''Altenessen-North'') and Altenessen-Süd (''Altenessen-South''). Because of its size, Altenessen was divided into tw ...
to the east, Nordviertel, Altendorf and Schönebeck
Schönebeck (), officially Schönebeck (Elbe), is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, approx. southeast of Magdeburg.
For much of the twentieth century it was noted ...
to the south, Borbeck-Mitte
Borbeck-Mitte is the central borough of ''Borbeck'', the fourth suburban district of Essen, Germany. Together with the other boroughs of the district, it was incorporated on April 1, 1915. Borbeck-Mitte has a population of roughly 13,500 people an ...
in the west, and Bergeborbeck
Bergeborbeck is a northern borough of the city of Essen, Germany, with a population of around 4,400. It was incorporated into the city in 1915, having previously been part of the Bürgermeisterei Borbeck (''Borbeck district'').
S-Bahn trains hav ...
and Vogelheim in the north.
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Essen
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