The city lies on the low rolling hills of Bochum land ridge (Bochumer Landrücken), part of the Ruhrhöhen (highest … See more

Bochum dates from the 9th century, when Charlemagne set up a royal court at the junction of two important trade routes. It was first officially mentioned in 1041 as Cofbuokheim in a document of the archbishop… See more

• Bochum City Hall was built from 1927 to 1931 and was designed by architect Karl Roth as a modern office building, but in the Renaissance style, reflecting the industrial era's middle class, inventions and discoveries… See more

Bochum is a cultural centre of the Ruhr region. There is a municipal theatre, the Schauspielhaus Bochum, and about 20 smaller theatres and stages. The musical Starlight Express, which opened in 1988, is the longest … See more

• ARAL AG (Head Office), an enterprise of the Deutsche BP AG
• Bochumer Eisenhütte Heintzmann GmbH & Co. KG – Mining, tunnelling and heat treatment
• Bochumer Verein – formerly the "Inoxum" part of the ThyssenKr… See more

Bochum is connected to the Autobahn network by the A 40, A 43 and A 44 autobahns. In addition, Bochum has a ring road, built to expressway standards, consisting of four segments; the Donezk, Oviedo, No… See more

• Ruhr University Bochum, founded 1965
• Bochum University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bochum, formerly Fachhochschule Bochum)
• Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences (TH Georg Agricola)… See more