Jahrhunderthalle

A hardworking city with an industrial heritage, few places have harnessed the energy of their past quite like Bochum. The former coal mining hub turned university boom town – Bochum can boast nine in total – is now showing a fresh face to the world. Here you can enjoy top end dining, shopping and entertainment at Bermuda3eck and, to cap it all, join a record-breaking theatre run for Starlight Express (Bochum: answer me yes!) Apart from coal, this city has been an equally reliable production line for track and field talent, churning out gems like five-time Olympian heptathlete Sabine Braun and seven-times Paralympian Ruth Lamsbach. In sport, Bochum always brings out its best and the summer of 2025 will be no different. Especially now that the Lohrheidestadion – affectionately called the ‘living room’ by locals – is receiving more than a lick of paint as its prepares to host some amazing athletics action.