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About Bochum

Population

373,976 in city
7,800,000 in metro

Size

145 km² (56 mi²)

Altitude

103 m

Zones

Bermuda Triangle (2),

Boroughs

Bochum-Mitte (8), Bochum-Ost (1), Bochum-Süd (7), Bochum-Wattenscheid (136)

Metro Cities

Bergkamen, Bochum, Bottrop, Castrop-Rauxel, Dinslaken, Dorsten, Dortmund, Duisburg, Ennepetal, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Gladbeck, Hagen, Haltern, Hamm, Hattingen, Herne, Herten, Kamp-Lintfort, Ludenscheid, Lunen, Marl, Moers, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Oberhausen, Recklinghausen, Remscheid, Schwerte, Unna, Velbert, Witten

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
213	All Buildings
200	existing
2	under construction
1	planned
1	unbuilt
9	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Thyssen-Krupp Verzinkerei	331 ft	1992
2	Exzenterhaus Bochum	292 ft	2012
3	Bomin-Hochhaus	243 ft	1975
4	Deutsches Bergbaumuseum	234 ft	1944
5	Stadtwerke Bochum	184 ft	2004

Building types

No.	Type
168	low-rise building
21	high-rise building
10	church
2	mast (framework)
2	stadium
2	water tower
2	fountain
1	chimney
1	monument
1	observation tower
1	skyscraper
1	house
1	building with towers

Other buildings

No.	Type
2	Famous buildings
1	Buildings with construction images