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Byfang is a southeastern borough of the city of Essen, Germany. It was incorporated into the city in 1929. Around 2,000 people live in Byfang, and it still has the character of a village. The name derives from befangen or umfangen, which means to surround, to enfold, because it has been a settlement surrounded by forest.

Geography

Byfang borders the boroughs of Kupferdreh to the south, Heisingen and Überruhr-Holthausen in the west, and Burgaltendorf in the north.

Sources

1. Byfang: keine Geschäfte, keine Ampeln, kein Lärm, WAZ.de

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51°23′56″N 7°06′18″E / 51.399°N 7.105°E / 51.399; 7.105

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