Borbeck-Mitte

Borbeck-Mitte is the central borough of Borbeck, the fourth suburban district of Essen, Germany.

In 1288, princess-abbess Berta von Arnsberg bought probably mortgaged parts of the region and built the predecessor of Schloss Borbeck.

In 1339, princess-abbess Katharina von der Mark had Borbeck's old Romanesque church modified so the abbesses and their entourage could adequately attend mass.

On February 1, 1862, two of the aforementioned townships, Lipperheide and Lirich, which accounted for two-thirds (1,827 ha (4,514.6 acres)) of the total area of Borbeck, were excorporated and became parts of the new city of Oberhausen.

The central pedestrian precinct features several mid-sized shops and a street market each Tuesday and Friday.

The brewery has since become a restaurant and is popular with final years, class reunions and corporate events, mainly from the Borbeck area.

Since 1949, a weekly local newspaper called Borbecker Nachrichten reports on cultural events, sports and general news from the district.

The gazette, which at times had been the largest local newspaper in Germany, remained independent until 2000, when it was acquired by Essen-based WAZ-Mediengruppe.