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Bottrop
Bottrop: quality living in the north of the Ruhr district
Bottrop, an administrative district in its own right with a population of over 121,000, is situated in the northern part of the Ruhr district. The high proportion of agricultural and forestry areas in the northern part of the city with its extensive network of hiking, cycling and riding tracks is a sought-after residential location. The southern suburbs still feature historical miners' estates, relicts of Bottrop's past as a mining town with a garden city's structure and positive atmosphere. The Tetraeder, an accessible landmark of steel piping and casting, is both the trademark of the city and a symbol for the structural transformation of the region as a whole.Logistics centres for a strong economy
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Bottrop's economic structure is characterised by small to medium-sized businesses, mainly from the retail and services sectors. The manufacturing sector is represented by mining and environmental technologies, the engineering, food, beverages and tobacco, and the chemical and wood processing industries. Logistics centres have also been attracted by the outstanding transport infrastructure.
Four areas of expertise
With the further development of its expertise in the fields of chemicals, energy, the health sector and leisure industry economic development is striving to raise the attractiveness of the Bottrop location as a place for companies and co-operation partners to locate to. In the health sector the hospitals represent an innovative focal point. A clinic for vascular surgery and a clinic for proctology are acclaimed far beyond the borders of the city itself. In the expertise area of energy the city has turned to hydrogen: as the first city in the region it is to use hydrogen as an energy source in the scope of a European collaboration involving two specialised vehicles. A hydrogen extraction facility is due for completion in the south of Bottrop by the end of 2008. Further measures for the establishment of hydrogen technology are also planned.
Education and training
Collaboration with educational and training partners provides options for the implementation of numerous qualification and retraining measures, with the consequence that almost all qualifications for which there is a demand can now be offered for the local and regional employment market.
Promising prospects
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Bottrop has equipped itself well to face future challenges, with needs-optimised commercial sites developed. For example, a new commercial site is being developed in the east of Bottrop on the current B224 road – soon to be expanded to become the A52 autobahn – offering direct access to the autobahn.
The existing industrial park at the Schwarze Heide commercial airport is to be augmented with the addition of a new intermunicipal commerce park for aviation-related companies. The site is an interesting one for companies that offer airport-based services and products and that wish to benefit from the runway at Schwarze Heide, the extension of which is shortly to be undertaken. Further interesting commercial sites are also available or will become so in the short to medium term.
Sport and leisure
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The fascination of Hollywood has come to Germany. The movie and entertainment park, Movie Park Germany, covers an area of 45 hectares, providing unique entertainment with exciting shows and a large number of attractive rides, rollercoasters and shows. Next door, the Haus Beck moated castle is surrounded by a leisure park, providing lots of entertainment especially for young visitors. Many visitors are also drawn to the world’s longest indoor ski slope, the 640-metre-long Alpincenter. In addition to various play areas, the Revierpark Vonderort also offers brine baths with a large sauna and wellness area. The nature landscapes of the Kirchhellener Heide heath land and Köllnische Wald forest offer 100 kilometres of signposted cycling and hiking trails, as well as 23 kilometres of riding paths. The Jacobi sports and games area offers attractions including golfing, with a golf club situated in Bottrop-Kirchhellen. In addition to the traditional gliders, motor aviation has also expanded at Schwarze Heide commercial airport. In addition, Bottrop is also home to state and national centres of excellence for billiards, karate and volleyball.
Cultural offers
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The August Everding Cultural Centre is dedicated to the Bottrop-born state artistic director of the Bavarian State Theatre, August Everding. This centre is not only a theatre, it also hosts the study centre of FernUniversität Hagen and the municipal cinema, the Kulturwerkstatt cultural workshop, the studio stage and a gallery. Principal hall for events is the Kammerkonzertsaal. A total of 200 events are planned and realised each year at the August Everding Cultural Centre.
The outdoor area of the cultural centre is a culture courtyard with boule area, creative and arts corner. The Junges Museum offers a space for children and young people to present exhibitions.
To date, all performances in the amphitheatre on the Franz Haniel slagheap have been sold out. Following an exemplary restoration project, the historic Malakoffturm tower of the Prosper II colliery is also available for theatrical performances, concerts, readings and exhibitions.
Retail and housing
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The pedestrian zone in the city centre boasts an extensive row of shops and the Hansazentrum. With the conversion of Berliner Platz the function of the city centre has been further reinforced. In addition to the modern redevelopment of the square a further 5,500 square metres of sales space has also been created. Completed in 2005, the Südringcenter is a highlight of the central railway station, offering services and shopping facilities in a highly modern setting. Unusually attractive residential areas are not only available in Kirchhellen and the northern districts of the city in the direction of Münsterland. The green belt and parks permeate almost the entire urban area, ensuring high standards of living quality. For many years now the urban development of Bottrop has been directed towards the creation of a high standard of housing and living. District-specific programmes to improve the urban environment were implemented as early as the 1970s. Today, tailor-made real estate options are available.
Excellent transport links
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The autobahn connections to the A 2, A 42 and A 31 mean that Bottrop enjoys superb transport infrastructure. All autobahns have junctions leading into the urban districts. These are joined by the B 223 and B 224 trunk roads. An additional autobahn connection on the north-south axis is being created with the expansion of the A 52 parallel to the B 244. Bottrop also benefits from the high density of airports in North Rhine-Westphalia. Düsseldorf airport is just 50 kilometres distant. In addition, the regional airports of Essen/Mülheim (20 km), Dortmund (60 km) and Münster (80 km) are within easy distance. Beyond this, the city also boasts its own commercial airport for business traffic, Schwarze Heide. The Rhine-Herne Canal, the principal waterway of the region, passes through Bottrop to the south. Bottrop enjoys good connections to the national and international waterways network via its own municipal port and the Essen city port that lies on the boundary of the city.