A city of west-central Germany in the Ruhr Valley west-northwest of Essen. It is a port, rail junction, and industrial center. Population: 218,000.
Oberhausen
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A city of west-central Germany in the Ruhr Valley west-northwest of Essen. It is a port, rail junction, and industrial center. Population: 218,000.
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Oberhausen (ō'bərhou'zən), city (1994 pop. 226,254), North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany, an industrial center of the Ruhr district. It is a port on the Rhine-Herne Canal and a rail junction; it has railway workshops and a large thermoelectric plant. Manufactures include iron and steel, coal, refined zinc, dyes, steam boilers, wire rope, glass, machinery, and chemicals. The first German steam engine was built in Sterkrade, now a district of Oberhausen, in 1814. Oberhausen was chartered in 1874.
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The country code is: 49
The city code is: 208
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For other places with the same name, see Oberhausen (disambiguation).
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| Country | Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Urban district |
| Lord Mayor | Klaus Wehling (SPD) |
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| Area | 77.04 km2 (29.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Population | 218,181 (31 December 2005)[1][dead link] |
| - Density | 2,832 /km2 (7,335 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | OB |
| Postal codes | 46001-46149 |
| Area code | 0208 |
| Website | City of Oberhausen (de) |
Oberhausen (German pronunciation: [ˈoːbɐhaʊzən]) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg (c. 12 km) and Essen (c. 13 km). The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
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History
Oberhausen was named for its 1847 train station which had taken its name from the Castle Oberhausen (German: Schloss Oberhausen). The new borough was formed in 1862 following inflow of people for the local coal mines and steel mills. Awarded town rights in 1874, Oberhausen absorbed several neighbouring boroughs during its growth in the late 19th century. After becoming a city in 1901, Oberhausen incorporated the towns of Sterkrade and Osterfeld in 1929. The Ruhrchemie AG synthetic oil plant ("Oberhausen-Holten" or "Sterkrade/Holten")[1] was a bombing target of the Oil Campaign of World War II, and the US Forces had reached the plant by April 4, 1945.
Oberhausen was largely focused on mining and steel production until the 1960s. The last coal mine closed in 1992 and the large Thyssen iron and steel mill closed in 1997 (over 50,000 jobs). The Altenberg zinc factory (German: Zinkfabrik Altenberg) closed in 1981, was taken over by the Rheinisches Industriemuseum (English: Rhineland Industry Museum) in 1984, and opened in 1997.[2]
In 1954 the city began hosting the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, and the 1982 Deutscher Filmpreis was awarded to a group that wrote the Oberhausen Manifesto.
Demographics and Industry
The age breakdown of the population is 0-18, 18.2%; 18-64, 62.9%; >65, 18.9%; while the unemployment rate is 13.2% (January 2007) and the foreign population ratio is 12.4%.
Oberhausen performs chemical processing, mechanical engineering, and education. The "Neue Mitte Oberhausen" (English: New Central Oberhausen) at the former site of the Thyssen mill has light industry.
Cityscape
Oberhausen has 4 "city centres", and Alt-Oberhausen, Sterkrade and Osterfeld are common town centres. The new city centre with its mall draws many people from more distant places as it also boasts a larger number of exceptional shops. Much of the city is composed of low- to medium-density residential areas, most of which date from the 1950s-1970s.
Transport
- Road
Oberhausen is well connected to the German motorway network.
- A2 (E34) (Oberhausen - Dortmund - Bielefeld - Hanover - Magdeburg - Berlin)
- A3 (E35) (from Arnhem - Oberhausen - Cologne - Frankfurt - Würzburg - Nuremberg - Passau - to Linz)
- A40 (Ruhrschnellweg, Venlo - Duisburg - Essen - Dortmund)
- A42 (Emscherschnellweg, Kamp-Lintfort - Oberhausen - Gelsenkirchen - Dortmund)
- A516 (Motorway Interchange Oberhausen to Oberhausen-Zentrum)
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- Rail
Oberhausen Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the city. Long-distance trains stop at the station (some even to Amsterdam and Basel) as well as regional and local services. There are stations at Holten, Sterkrade and Osterfeld, catering for regional and local travel.
- Airports
Nearby commercial airports are at Düsseldorf International Airport (30 km), Dortmund Airport (50 km) and Weeze Airport (60 km).
- Waterways
The Rhein-Herne Canal bisects the city, and the Ruhr is in the city's south-west (river navigation uses a shortcut canal to the south).
- Public Transport
The city-owned company "STOAG" provides an extensive coverage of bus and tram services. It is part of the VRR transport association covering the whole Rhine-Ruhr area.
Sport
With around 250 sports clubs Oberhausen has an active community. Local football club Rot-Weiss Oberhausen currently play in the second tier of the league.
Local Sights
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 View of Castle Oberhausen from the Gasometer |
 Old Mining Company 'Zeche Osterfeld' |
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References
- ^ Powell, A.R. (January 9 & 10, 1945). "Detailed Summary of meeting of Oil Mission Held in New Interior Building" (pdf). Enemy Oil Intelligence Committee. p. 17 (p61 of pdf). http://www.fischer-tropsch.org/Tom%20Reels/Linked/B1870/B1870-0073-0208%20Item%204.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ "tbd". http://www.industriemuseum.lvr.de/schauplaetze/oberhausen/zinkfabrik+altenberg.htm. Retrieved tbd.
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