Werden, Essen

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View of the town from the Gustav Heinemann bridge, 2012

Gustav Heinemann bridge, 2014

Werden is a southern borough of the city of Essen in Germany. It belongs to the city district IX Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney and has 9,998 inhabitants as of June 30, 2006.^[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 town is home to the Essen-Werden Campus of Folkwang University of the Arts. 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.