We present our cityBottrop

Index

1. Bottrop in the present2. History of Bottrop3. Twintowns4. Sights of Bottrop5. Our School6. Four biggest cities next to Bottrop7. Salaries (min)8. Salaries (junior)9. Salaries (senior)10. Cost of living

Bottrop in the present

Is in the northwest of the Ruhr area Bottrop belongs to North Rhine-Westphalia Rhine Herne Channel is the border to Essen Bottrop has a total area of 101 square

kilometres Bottrop is divided into 3 parts: Bottrop- Mitte,

Bottrop- Süd, Bottrop- Kirchhellen

Bottrop, whose name is derived from „Borthorpe“ , means „village on the hill“

In historical documents Bottrop was mentioned by name in 1092 the first time

During the war, the chemical industries were an important target, because the coal was found for armaments contracts

History of Bottrop

Many centuries ago Bottrop was a small village

Because of the industrialization the population grew up in the 19th century

1800: 2.000 inhabitants 1900: 25.000 inhabitants 1953: ca. 100.000 inhabitants On January 1975 Bottrop reached to 198.000

inhabitants – that was the historical maximum

History of Bottrop

Twintowns

Tourcoing (France 1967)Blackpool (England 1980)Veszprem (Hungary 1988)Merseburg (Germany 1989)Gleiwitz (Poland 2007)

Sights of Bottrop

Tetraeder The Tetraeder is a most visited tourist spot in Bottrop. The Tetraeder is 50 meters high and has a steel construction. It rests on four 8-meter-high concrete pillars and is located on the crest of about 80 m high slope. The Tetraeder is since 1995 the symbol of Bottrop. In order to come up, you have to climb 387 steps.

Sights of Bottrop

AlpincenterThe AlpinCenter is an Alpine ski slope in a hall in Bottrop. It is the longest indoor skiing in the world with a length of 640 m and a width of 30 m. There will always be a snow run of about 40 cm to keep. The Alpincenter is there since 7th January 2001. In the ski hall is also a ski and snowboard school. The initiator was Marc Girardelli. Since 2008 there is also a summer toboggan run.

Sights of Bottrop

Movie Park Germany The Movie Park Germany is a seasonal amusement park and is located in Bottrop-Kirchellen. The park was created and opened in June 1996. There are many attractions, such as the wooden roller coaster, the Bermuda Triangle or the roller coaster Eraser.

Sights of Bottrop

QuadratThe Quadrat is a museum in the Stadtgarten in Bottrop. It was created and opened on the 25th June in the year 1983.

Our School

Our school the Berufskolleg in Bottrop:110 teachers2400 students Departments:AdministrationEngineeringSocial affairs & healthNutrition & domestic science

Events:FootballtournamentChristmas fairOpen dayWorking experience in outlandEU – ProjectClass tripsGirlsday

4 biggest cities next to Bottrop

Essen Essen is one of the biggest cities in Germany. In 2010 Essen will be the Capital City of Culture.

Since 1958 the city has been Roman catholic & since 1972 has also been a university city. The total area of Essen is 210, 37 km². There are many sights in Essen, for example: The old Synagoge, the Philharmonie & the RWE-Tower.

The name of the most traditional and most successful football club is Rot-Weiß Essen.

4 biggest cities next to Bottrop

Duisburg Duisburg is the 5th biggest city in North Rhine-

Westphalia & the 15th city in Germany. The total area of Duisburg is 232, 8 km². Sights: Salvatorchurch, The Duisburg harbour &

Karmelchurch. The name of the most traditional and most

successful football club in Duisburg is MSV Duisburg.

4 biggest cities next to Bottrop

Gelsenkirchen

The nickname of Gelsenkirchen is “Stadt der 1000 Feuer” (City of 1000 fires), because there are so many industrial burning chimneys. The total area of Gelsenkirchen is 104,84km².

Sights: Veltins Arena (stadium), Musiktheater im Revier & das Hans-Sachs-Haus. The name of the most traditional and most succesful football club in Gelsenkirchen is FC Schalke 04.

4 biggest cities next to Bottrop

Oberhausen

The total area of Oberhausen is 77,04km². Oberhausen has a population of 217.000. Sights: Centro Oberhausen (shopping hall), Gasometer & the Rhine-Herne-Kanal. The name of the most traditional and most successful football club of Oberhausen is Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.

Salaries (min)

Bank employee 2500 1.530,82 Industrial worker 2200 1.390,95 Nurse 1200 893,88 Mc Donald’s employee 1400 1.002,09 Police officer 1750 1.171,07 Waiter in a pub or restaurant 1100 840,52 Teacher in his first year 3200 1.836,66  Accountant 800 634,80  Webdesigner 1180 887,28 Graphic Designer   1000 779,43 Veterinarian 1200 813,45

.Profession Salary per month Salary after tax

Salaries (junior)

Bank employee 4066 2.211,45 Industrial worker 2700 1.621,20 Nurse 1900 1.245,65 Mc Donald’s employee 1600 1.095,19 Police officer 2000 1294,65 Waiter in a pub or restaurant 1575 1.082,42 Teacher in his first year 3617 2.005,15  Accountant 2000 1294,65   Webdesigner 2100 1343,09 Graphic Designer   2250 1.414,59 Veterinarian 1400 1.002,09

.Profession Salary per month Salary after tax

Salaries (senior)

Bank employee 5.200 2.701,35 Industrial worker 6.000 3.029,27 Nurse 2.900 1.706,13 Mc Donald’s employee 2.250 1.411,92 Police officer 3.000 1.749,26 Waiter in a pub or restaurant 2.000 1.292,22 Teacher in his first year 3.500 1.955,84  Accountant 3.500 1.955,84    Webdesigner 5.000 2.616,80 Graphic Designer   3.500 1.955,84 Veterinarian 4.700 2.489,96

.Profession Salary per month Salary after tax

Kind of Cost Position €

Accommodation 

a flat (80m2), in the city centre, middle standard, ( ) renting( ) own property

 

Food that you buy in a normal supermarket

(not discounter) 

1 roll A can of sprite (0,5l) coffee (500 g = 1 pound) milk (1 l) potatoes (500 g = 1 pound) 1 lettuce ham (100 g) spaghett (500 g) A can tomatoes (250 g) butter (250 g) bottle of beer (0.5 l) Palmolive Shampoo/Shower Serious Daily Newspaper

 0,25 0,70 4,99 0,45 2,90 2,00 2,69 1,05 2,49 0,89 0,48 1,89 1,00

Cost of living

Price of a traditional meal for four people

recipe, price for cooking, price in a restaurant

 40-50

Leisure time  cinema ticket for Saturday night

concert ticket of an international band (Madonna, Cold Play etc.) theatre ticket for a play swimming-pool ticket monthly fee for a gym football ticket (average price) Disco entrance on Saturday night visit to a pub: - a glass of Martini - a glass of juice (0.3 l) - a glass of beer (0.5 l) - glass of red wine (middle price, 0.25 l) - packet of cigarettes (20 pieces, Marlboro)price of a youth magazine (music magazine like Bravo) price of a new ipod price of a perfume (Lou-Lou or Hugo Boss,     50 ml)

 7,00 45,00

  35,00 5,00

 50,0030,006,00

 4,502,003,204,004,001,30

250,0060,00

 

Cost of living

Meal at Mc Donald’s total price of a Big Mac, a big coke, large french fries with ketchup

 5,59

Car price for a new VW Golf, petrol (no diesel), without any extras, 1.4 engine1 l petrol (95 octan)

 15,699

 Mobileflatrate for one month, cheapest price for 1 minute and 1 SMS 

 20,00

Public transport a monthly student ticket for public transportation in your city a return flight ticket from the next airport to Paris and London

 30,00

70,00

Cost of living