Bedingrade

 
Bedingrade is a northwestern borough of the city of Essen, Germany. It was incorporated into the city in 1915. Before it had been part of the Bürgermeisterei Borbeck ("Borbeck district"). Bedingrade was first mentionend in the 11th century as "Batingrotha". While "Bathing" was probably the name of a family, "-rade"/"-rotha" means "Rodung" (cleared woodland). Around 12.000 people live here.
Geography.
Bedingrade borders the boroughs of Gerschede and Borbeck-Mitte to the east, Schönebeck to the south, and Frintrop and Dellwig in the north.