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City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo: Klaus Ehlers, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Hagen is a city in the green: 42 percent of its area is covered by woods and forests, and four rivers meet on the city grounds: the rivers Ruhr, Lenne, Volme and Ennepe. It is one of 23 towns in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and is situated between the industrialized Ruhr area in the north and the rangy Sauerland in the south. In 2020, it was home to 189,000 people.
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Castle on a hill at Hagen-Hohenlimburg
Moated castle at Hagen-Vorhalle
Johanniskirche
Protestant church dating back centuries, rebuild in simplified form during the post-war era with surrounding buildings pulled to open a public square
Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Handwerk und Technik
Open-air museum of handicraft and technology at Hagen-Eilpe. Various old buildings have been re-assembled here and showcase old technology and ways.
Art gallery at Hagen-City, the world's first Museum of contemporary art in 1902.
Museum of modern art at Hagen-City.
Sankt Marienkirche
Hagen's largest church, built in a neo-Gothic style in 1892, reconstructed after WW2 damage.
Casino Hohensyburg
Casino above the hangs of Lake Hengstey, access for persons 18+ with passport or European ID card only, dress code applies, gamble responsibly.
vegetarian & vegan
Youth hostel.
By train
Hagen's central station (Hagen Hauptbahnhof) is the junction of nationwide Deutsche Bahn and regional railway lines with connections to most major cities.
By car
Hagen is situated at the crossing of three main motorways, A1, A45 and A46.
Public transportation services are handled by the public transport operator Hagener Straßenbahn AG, which is part of the public transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (abbreviated VRR).
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