Europahalle Castrop Rauxel Tickets

Europahalle Castrop rauxel
Castrop-Rauxel is an industrial city of the Ruhr district in North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rhine-Herne Canal. Chemicals and other light industrial goods are produced here, and coal mining is a major industry.

Famous for the 16th century castle of Bladenhorst and Goldschmieding House, and the 13th-century church of St. Lambert, the city is an ideal place to explore for tourists!

Geographically, the city of Castrop-Rauxel is nestled between the major cities of Dortmund in the east, Bochum in the south, Herne in the west, and Recklinghausen, Datteln and Waltrop in the north, right in the eastern part of the Ruhr Area.

Being mentioned for the first time in 834 as Villa Castorpe, Castrop was chartered in 1484. It belonged to the duchy of Cleves-Mark until 1609, when it came under Prussian rule. The city of Castrop-Rauxel was founded by merging the municipalities Castrop, Obercastrop and Behringhausen in 1902.

On April 1, 1926 the city of Castrop-Rauxel was formed by merging the city of Castrop with 10 other municipalities. In 1975 the village of Henrichenburg was merged into the city of Castrop-Rauxel, also in the same year Castrop-Rauxel became part of the Recklinghausen (district).

During the 19th and most of the 20th century the Ruhr was a coalmining and steel producing area, famous for big companies like Krupp, Hoesch, or Thyssen. Castrop-Rauxel used to have seven coalmines.

In 1984 the last mine, called Erin, named by its Irish founder William Thomas Mulvany, closed. Just like the rest of the Ruhr, Castrop-Rauxel has been attempting to change from a former blue collar image to a city with a modern lifestyle, high recreational value, new economy companies, a 27-hole golf course, and various cultural events.

The city Castrop-Rauxel has many famous historical buildings and sites. Among the very popular buildings comes the moated castle of Bladenhorst and Goldschmieding House, both built in the 16th century. Another must see in of the Castrop-Rauxel city is the 13th century landmark church of St. Lambert, which is said to be the oldest building present till date.

Castrop"s history is closely connected to horse racing, and the Reiterbrunnen in the very center of Castrop"s market square is a reminder of the race days on the Naturhindernisbahn, which is now part of the Goldschmieding Park.

The city"s oldest and most relevant source of theatrical entertainment is the Westphalian State Theater, in short WLT, however, Castrop-Rauxel has only one cinema with two screens.

The city is easily accessible as it has access to three major highways, the Emscherschnellweg A 42, the Sauerlandlinie A 45 and the A 2. Other than this, there are 3 railway stations within Castrop-Rauxel.

The central station, Castrop-Rauxel Hauptbahnhof, on the Cologne-Minden Railway is located in the suburb of Rauxel that connects Castrop-Rauxel to the western Ruhr cities like Duisburg, Oberhausen, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne and in the east to Dortmund and Hamm.

The unmanned stations of Castrop-Rauxel South, Castrop-Rauxel Sued, and Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde on the Emschertalbahn are offering hourly services with trains to Dortmund, Herne and Dorsten.

Located in the city centre is the central bus station Muensterplatz. From here passengers can travel to almost all suburbs and to neighboring cities like Herne, Dortmund and Bochum.

The Rhine-Herne Canal runs right through Castrop-Rauxel; Castrop-Rauxel also has a small Yacht club on this body of water. Plan a trip to this historical city of Castrop-Rauxel soon and have fun while exploring its beautiful and scenic sites!