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City of Essen
Lord Mayor
Reinhard Paß
Rathaus, Porscheplatz
45121 Essen
Tel.: +49/201/88-0
E-Mail: info@essen.de

VAT ID No.: DE 119651740

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City of Essen, Capital of Culture Office in cooperation with the Press and Communication Office and Essen Marketing GmbH
www.essen2010.com
Rathaus Porscheplatz
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Detlef Feige Editor in chief v.i.S.d.P. +49/201/88 88011
Michael Quadt Portal responsibility +49/201/88 88453
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Internet Provider:
Versatel West GmbH
Am Alfredusbad 8
45133 Essen
Tel.: +49 / 800 / 8844883
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Photos / Image Sources:
Press and Communication Office, Peter Prengel, Elke Brochhagen, Horst Bühne
Essen Marketing GmbH, Peter Wieler
Frank Vinken
Capital of Culture Office Essen
Cultural Office Essen
Folkwang Museum, Jens Nober
Messe Essen GmbH
K+S Studios GmbH (Cinematic documentation)

Supervisory Authority:
Regional Government Offices Düsseldorf
Cecillienallee 2
40474 Düsseldorf
Tel.: 0211 / 475-0
Fax: 0211 / 475-2671
E-Mail: poststelle@brd.nrw.de
WWW: www.bezreg-duesseldorf.nrw.de
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