How large is this city in North Rhine-Westphalia as compared to other cities in Germany from which the Krupp family comes?
Essen Essen (] ; Latin: "Assindia") is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its population of approximately 589,000 (as of 31 2016 ) makes it the ninth-largest city in Germany. It is the central city of the northern (Ruhr) part of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area and seat to several of the region's authorities. Essen is seat to 13 of the 100 largest German corporations, including three DAX corporations, placing the city second only to Munich and on-par with Frankfurt am Main in number of corporate headquarters.
Aalborg Aalborg (] ), is Denmark's fourth biggest city with an urban population of 136.000 (including 22.000 in the twin city Nørresundby 600 meters across the Limfjorden. With a population of 210,316 (as of 01 2016 ), the Municipality of Aalborg is the third most populous in the country after Copenhagen and Aarhus. By road Aalborg is 64 km southwest of Frederikshavn, and 118 km north of Aarhus. The distance to Copenhagen is 412 km .