Werden, Essen

[1] The borough occupies a space of 4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi) and is situated at a median height of 58 m above sea level (NN).

The Benedictine abbey in central Werden houses Folkwang’s Orchestral Performance conservatory.

The jazz building is at Wesselswerth 23, and the White Mill (Weisse Mühle) at Hardenbergufer 59 houses Musical Theater courses.

The Codex Argenteus ("Silver Bible"), traditionally ascribed to bishop Ulfilas, was discovered in the abbey in the 16th century.

From 1931 to 1933, the Baldeneysee [ceb; de; eo; nl; pl; ru] was created, a large reservoir of the Ruhr.