LOGISTICS

OKTOGON - ZECHE ZOLLVEREIN

FORTRESS2025 will take place at the Oktogon INTERARTES GmbH at Zeche Zollverein the UNESCO World Heritage Coal Mine Industrial Complex.

The OKTOGON was rewarded Best Event Location in 2014 already and has been the meeting venue for the last two FORTRESS Essen meetings in 2020 and 2023.

The building itself is the old cooling tower II of the Zollverein colliery and offers an extraordinarily open and interactive athmosphere in a culturally historic surrounding.

Find out more about this very unique venue.

TRAVELING TO ESSEN

Due to our very central location you will be able to reach Essen easily via train, car or airplane. The city is connected to the national and international Autobahn network by the A40, A42 and A52.

If you choose to arrive by train, our central station Essen Hauptbahnhof (Hbf) should be your destination. From here you can easily connect to the innercity public transportation system.

If you choose to travel by plane, you may choose to fly into FRA Frankfurt International Airport and conveniently connect to Essen via the Intercity Express ( ICE - 2 hour ride).

Alternatively the closest airports are:

STAYING IN ESSEN

Below you will find a list of suggested hotels that are mostly located between the main station and the planned evening venues. From the main station you could walk through Essen`s nightlife hot spot „Rüttenscheid“; an area filled with cafés, bars, clubs, boutiques, snack joints and restaurants to reach them within 20min.

ATLANTIC Congress Hotel Essen

Messeplatz 3, 45131 Essen

Tel. +49 (0) 201 946280

info@atlantic-essen.de

SHERATON Essen Hotel (Marriot)

Huyssenallee 55, 45128 Essen

Tel. +49 (0) 201 10070

Hotel an der Gruga

Eduard-Lucas-Straße 17 - 45131 Essen

Tel. +49 (0) 201 84 11 8-0

grugahotel@wbw-hotels.de

Hotel Essener Hof