Hagen
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Hagen was of little significance until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, when the trip hammers provided the growing industry with products and led to a modest prosperity of the area. In the 19th century, Hagen became an important railway junction, and a traffic junction in the 20th century, with an urban population of 230,000 inhabitants at its peak in 1975. Since then, Hagen has been hit by the steel and coal crisis of the late 20th century, and its peripheral position at the edge of the Ruhr area has led to a 20 percent reduction of population.
Get in
By plane
Dortmund airport (DTM) 15 km north of Hagen is home of several low-cost airlines and serves mainly national and European travellers. If you are arriving from farther away, Düsseldorf (DUS, Cologne-Bonn (CGN) or Frankfurt Airport (FRA) may be options.
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.Get around
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). Some people say, walking is the best.
See
Castles
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phone: +49 2334 2771address: Alter Schlossweg 30Castle on a hill at Hagen-Hohenlimburg
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phone: +49 2331 3067266address: Werdringen 1Moated castle at Hagen-Vorhalle
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phone: +49 23 31 78 070address: MäckingerbachOpen-air museum of handicraft and technology at Hagen-Eilpe
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phone: +49 23 31 20 73 138address: Museumsplatz 3Art gallery at Hagen-City
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phone: +49 23 31 30 60 066address: Museumsplatz 2Museum of Modern Art at Hagen-City
Do
- Walking in the hills surrounding the city centre, with an excellent network of hiking trails.
- Cycling along the rivers flowing through the city, and along the adjacent lakes of the Ruhr valley.
Buy
There are two malls in the city, Volme Galerie and Rathaus Galerie.
Eat
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phone: +49 2331 183947address: Potthofstr. 22vegetarian & vegan
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Mykonos
phone: +49 2334 3598address: Hohenlimburger Str. 216 -
phone: +49 2331 3404 932address: Dödterstr.10
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La Fontana
phone: +49 2331 628331address: Helferstr. 60-64 -
phone: +49 2331 2044 751address: Elbersufer 1/Märkischer Ring 88, 58095 Hagen
Sleep
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phone: +49 2331 50254address: Eppenhauser Straße 65 a, 58093 Hagenyouth hostel
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phone: +49 2331 62 41 10address: Feithstr. 131
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phone: +49 2331 210 51address: Bahnhofstr. 35
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phone: +49 2331 3910address: Wasserloses Tal 4