Bochum

Worth seeing in and around Bochum

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Ruhrstadion

   Ruhrstadion is a football stadium in Bochum, Germany. It is the home ground for the VfL Bochum and has a capacity of 27,599.

   1.7 km · football stadium in Bochum, Germany · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Ruhr University Bochum

   The Ruhr University Bochum is a public research university located in the southern hills of the central Ruhr area, Bochum, Germany. It was founded in 1962 as the first new public university in Germany after World War II. Instruction began in 1965.

   5.3 km · university in Germany · Wikipedia
3. 03
   German Mining Museum

   The German Mining Museum in Bochum or DBM is one of the most visited museums in Germany with around 365,700 visitors per year. It is the largest mining museum in the world, and a renowned research establishment for mining history.

   800 m · museum · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Musiktheater im Revier

   Musiktheater im Revier is the venue for performing opera, operetta, musical theatre and ballet in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened on 15 December 1959; it is listed since 1997 as a protected cultural monument.

   9.3 km · opera house in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Stiepel Priory

   Stiepel Priory is a Cistercian monastery in Stiepel in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in 1988 at the instigation of Franz Hengsbach, first Bishop of the Diocese of the Ruhr.

   5.7 km · monastery · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Hardenstein Castle

   Hardenstein Castle is a ruined castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The remains lie east of Herbede on the Ruhr River, surrounded by mountains, and are not easily accessible.

   9 km · ruined castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Bochum Railway Museum

   The Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen is a railway museum situated south of the city of Bochum in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded by DGEG, the German Railway History Company in 1977 and is based in a locomotive depot that was built between 1916 and 1918 and ceased operation in 1969.

   8.4 km · railway museum in Bochum-Dahlhausen · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Schauspielhaus Bochum

   The Schauspielhaus Bochum is one of the notable drama theatres in Germany. It is located on Königsallee in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.

   1.1 km · theatre in Bochum, Germany · Wikipedia
9. 09
   University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum

   The University hospitals of the Ruhr University of Bochum, German Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, abbreviated UK RUB is a syndicate of six university hospitals and associated facilities of the Ruhr University of Bochum. Founded in 2008 by the merger of formally independent hospitals the UK RUB is now a major provider of health in the Ruhr Metropolitan Region treating over 400,000 patients per year with a strong commitment to research and teaching.

   8 km · syndicate of eight university hospitals and associated facilities of the Ruhr University of Bochum · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil

    The Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, full German name "Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil GmbH", also referred to as "Bergmannsheil", formerly known as "Bergbau-Berufsgenossenschaftliche Krankenanstalten Bergmannsheil", is a tertiary teaching hospital in Bochum. It is a hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum and part of the University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum.

    1.6 km · Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

There are some flyers explaining the highlights of Bochum published by the marketing office. They are named "Blaue Linie" (blue line) and are available at the tourist office at Huestraße 9 or on the web. A monthly calendar of events is also available there.

1. 01
   German Mining Museum
2. 02
   Railway Museum and Station Dahlhausen
3. 03
   Art Museum

   The focus of the collection is Middle-European and Eastern-European Avant-Garde, German Expressionism, Surrealism, Informal and Cobra.

4. 04
   City Hall

   The layout is strictly symmetrical, the façade is plain.

5. 05
   Haus Kemnade

   Today's building was established in Renaissance style in the 17th century on the walls of a former medieval castle.

6. 06
   Castle Blankenstein

   16, Hattingen (Bus 350 or night bus NE4 direction Hattingen or Schwelm to Burg Blankenstein stop).

From Wikivoyage: Bochum, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Jumble Sale. In front of the city hall every third Saturday of the month. Steam-Festival. An exhibition of old, steam-powered trams, about every second year on the ground of Mine Hannover in Bochum-Hordel. FIDENA. Marionette theatre. Bochum Maiabend. Festival with medieval roots on the last weekend of April. Bochum Total. Music festival, one of the largest and most important free music festivals in Germany.

From Wikivoyage: Bochum, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

The traditional cuisine of Bochum is the cuisine of the Ruhr, meaning Westphalian cuisine with strong East-Prussian and Rhenish influences. Typically served was cabbage, rabbit, goat, pork and sometimes pigeons. The cuisine has changed and is still changing. Today, there are more Turkish, Polish, sometimes Russian and Mediterranean influences.

1. 01
   Bratwursthaus

   Kortumstraße 18 ("Bermuda3Eck/Musikforum" 308/318, "Südring" 350,365,SB37).

2. 02
   Neuland Küche.Bar.Bühne

   A former corner pub that has turned into a meeting place for artists and students.

3. 03
   Erdapfel Bochum
4. 04
   Taubenschlag Gaststätte

   Untere Marktstraße 7.

5. 05
   Zur Altstadt

   Brückstraße 20.

From Wikivoyage: Bochum, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Bochum

Airports

Dortmund (DTM), 28 km · Düsseldorf (DUS), 38 km · Cologne Bonn (CGN), 69 km

Stations

Bochum Hbf, 600 m · Gelsenkirchen Central Station, 8.3 km · Herne station, 6.9 km · Wanne-Eickel Central Station, 6.5 km · Bochum-Dahlhausen station, 8 km

• Köln (Cologne) → Bochum

  65 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · €9–12
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• Weeze → Bochum

  72 km · quickest by road, 1h 36m · €9–13
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• Greven → Bochum

  392 km · quickest by road, 6h 17m · €50–70
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