Oberhausen, Germany
Oberhausen is a city of 219,176 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, founded in 1862.
Why visit Oberhausen
Townapedia lists 90 museums and landmarks, 39 parks and trails, 237 places to eat, 20 places to stay and 20 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Theater Oberhausen, CineStar, LVR-Industriemuseum, (Peter-Behrens-Bau) and Bunkermuseum.
Weather in Oberhausen
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About Oberhausen
Oberhausen (, German: [ˈoːbɐhaʊzn̩] ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen (c. 13 km or 8 mi). The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and The Static Roots Festival. Its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
From the Wikipedia article Oberhausen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Oberhausen on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do20
CineStar
Cinema and theater · 2.1 km
1 Luise-Albertz-Platz, Oberhausen
Th,Fr 13:45-23:15; Sa,Su 10:45-23:15; Mo-We 13:45-20:45
Metronom Theater
Cinema and theater · 2.2 km
Theater in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1 Musikweg, Oberhausen
Colosseum Theater
Cinema and theater · 9.9 km
Theater in Essen, Germany
Das Kleine Theater Essen
Cinema and theater · 10.4 km
German private theater based in Essen, Northrhine-Westphalia
Die Säule
Cinema and theater · 8.8 km
Die Säule is a theatre in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Freilichtbühne Mülheim an der Ruhr
Cinema and theater · 6.4 km
Amphitheatre located in Germany
Rhine Orange
Monument and historic site · 10.2 km
Sculpture erected in Duisburg-Neuenkamp in 1992
Tetrahedron in Bottrop
Monument and historic site · 8.7 km
Sculpture and observation tower in Bottrop
Theater am Marientor
Cinema and theater · 9.1 km
Theatre in Duisburg, Germany
8 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks90
LVR-Industriemuseum, (Peter-Behrens-Bau)
Museum · 1.3 km
80 Essener Straße, Oberhausen
Fr 10:00-17:00, Sa-Su 11:00-18:00; Mo-Th off
Ludwiggalerie Schloss Oberhausen
Museum · 1.6 km
46 Konrad-Adenauer-Allee, Oberhausen
Tu-Su,PH 11:00-18:00; Dec 24,25,31,Jan 01 off
LVR-Industriemuseum
Museum · 1.0 km
Decentral organized Industry Museum in Germany's Rhineland Area with seven locations.
O.K. Oberhausener Kunstsalon
Museum · 2.5 km
We 08:30-13:00; Th-Fr 08:30-17:30; Sa 08:00-13:00; Mo-Tu,Su closed...
Port of Duisburg
Monument and historic site · 7.6 km
Largest inlandport in the World
78 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds39
Aquapark Oberhausen
Sports field and stadium · 2.4 km
1 Heinz-Schleußer-Straße, Oberhausen
Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
Karls Erlebnis-Dorf
Sports field and stadium · 1.9 km
Für manche Fahrgeschäfte muß bezahlt werden vor Ort
10 Promenade, Oberhausen
Mo-Su 08:00-19:00
Duisburg Zoo
Park · 6.2 km
Zoo in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
Park · 5.7 km
Park in Duisburg, Germany
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre
Sports field and stadium · 2.1 km
Mo-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa,Su,PH,SH 10:00-18:30
Stadion Niederrhein
Sports field and stadium · 1.8 km
2a Lindnerstraße, Oberhausen
Begegnungsstätte Feldmann-Stiftung
Park · 2.7 km
108-114 Augustastraße, Mülheim an der Ruhr
27 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes237
Atelier Vila Mala - Bistro Bar Lounge
Cafe · Bistro
Bar - Bistro - Lounge
90 Ebertstraße, Oberhausen
We-Th 15:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00
Cafe Extrablatt
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.3 km
42 Marktstraße, Oberhausen
Mo-Sa 08:30-24:00; Su,PH 09:30-24:00
Charlie's
Restaurant · Regional · 1.0 km
Charlie's Gastronomie im TZU
3 Essener Straße, Oberhausen
Mo-Th 11:30-14:00
El Greco
Restaurant · Greek · 1.5 km
322 Mülheimer Straße, Oberhausen
Mo-Sa 17:00-23:00; Su 11:30-22:00
Khan Ji
Restaurant · Indian · 1.9 km
232 Mellinghofer Straße, Oberhausen
Tu-Fr 12:00-15:00,17:00-22:00; Su,PH 12:30-21:00; Sa 17:00-22:00; Mo off
L'Osteria
Restaurant · Italian · 2.1 km
117 Brammenring, Oberhausen
Mo-Th 12:00-23:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-24:00; Su,PH 12:00-23:00
Maharajas Indisches Restaurant
Restaurant · Indian · 2.0 km
72 Bebelstraße, Oberhausen
Mo-Sa 11:30-22:00; Tu off; Su,PH 14:00-22:00
Restaurant Reintjes
Restaurant · Balkan, International · 1.6 km
9 Wehrstraße, Oberhausen
Mo-Sa 11:30-14:30,17:00-23:00; Su 11:30-22:00; PH 11:30-23:00
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Schloss Gastronomie Kaisergarten
Restaurant · Regional · 1.6 km
48 Konrad-Adenauer-Allee, Oberhausen
Tu-Su, PH 09:00-24:00; Dec 24 off; Mo off
Zum Falken
Restaurant · International · 1.0 km
194 Falkensteinstraße, Oberhausen
Tu 17:00-23:00; PH, Su 11:30-21:00; We-Sa 11:30-14:30, 17:00-23:00
225 more on the map.
History
Oberhausen was named for its 1847 railway station which had taken its name from the Oberhausen Castle. 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 including Alstaden, parts of Styrum and Dümpten in 1910. Oberhausen became a city in 1901, and they incorporated the towns of Sterkrade and Osterfeld in 1929. The Ruhrchemie AG synthetic oil plant ("Oberhausen-Holten" or "Sterkrade/Holten") was a bombing target of the oil campaign of World War II, and the US forces reached the plant by 4 April 1945.
In 1973, Thyssen AG employed 14,000 people in Oberhausen in the steel industry, but ten years later the number had fallen to 6,000.
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.
From the History section of Oberhausen on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay20
Churches and places of worship28
Neuapostolische Kirche Oberhausen-Mitte
Church · New Apostolic
32 Tannenbergstraße, Oberhausen
Pfarrkirche St. Marien
Church · Catholic
85 Elsa-Brändström-Straße, Oberhausen
Shopping68
Gas and EV charging20
Schools, colleges and libraries37
Healthcare27
Map of Oberhausen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Flughafen Essen-Mülheim (ESS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 km away.
- Mülheim 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Bottrop 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Duisburg 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
- Essen 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Dinslaken 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
- Recklinghausen 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Wuppertal 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
- Solingen 37 km southeast, about 37 min by car
- Remscheid 40 km southeast, about 40 min by car
- Köln 61 km south, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Rhein-Herne-Kanal bei Oberhausen, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marienkirche (Oberhausen) (3), Edgar El, CC BY 3.0
- Oberhausen – katholische Kirche St. Marien von Westen - panoramio, giggel, CC BY 3.0
- AnnabergstrasseOberhausen, SilvioMartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marienkirche (Oberhausen) (6), Edgar El, CC BY 3.0
- Die Kleinkunstbühne "Ebertbad" am Theater Oberhausen - panoramio, giggel, CC BY 3.0
- Theater Oberhausen - panoramio, giggel, CC BY 3.0
- J30 086 Oberhausen, Hp Feuerwache, Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oberhausen, bij station Feuerwache foto1 2013-07-28 13.58, Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oberhausen - Ev. Lutherkirche - panoramio (2), giggel, CC BY 3.0
- Oberhausen - Ev. Lutherkirche - panoramio, Edgar El, CC BY 3.0
- Oberhausen - Rathaus Oberhausen (49419767397), Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Oberhausen - Rathaus Oberhausen (49419077573), Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Oberhausen - Rathaus Oberhausen (49419767662), Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Oberhausen - Rathaus Oberhausen (49419767012), Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Oberhausen - Rathaus Oberhausen (49419767572), Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Oberhausen - Rathaus Oberhausen (49419545711), Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Oberhausen - Rathaus Oberhausen (49419077158), Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Oberhausen - Rathaus Oberhausen (49419545976), Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Oberhausen - Rathaus Oberhausen (49419767132), Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Neue Mitte Oberhausen - Kino und Metronom Theater, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Colosseum Theater Essen 2011, Wiki05, CC0
- Kleines Theater Essen Gaensemarkt, Kungfuman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Die Säule, Goldstraße in Duisburg, 2003, BlackIceNRW, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Freilichtbühne, Ruesterstaude, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Duisburg - Am Bört - Rheinorange 07 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Duisburg - Schwanentorbrücke 1, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bottrop, Tetraeder -- 2019 -- 0242, Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The theatre at the Marientor ("Maria's Gate") in Duisburg, NordhornerII, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Duisburg, Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt, 2015-04 CN-01, kaʁstn – Steffen Schmitz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Duisburg wilh lehmbruck museum außen, Hans Peter Schaefer , http://www.reserv-a-rt.de, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kueppersmuehle Innenhafen Duisburg, NatiSythen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mülheim an der Ruhr, Camera Obscura, 2011-03 CN-01, kaʁstn Disk / Cat, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Duisburg - Dammstraße - Vinckekanal - Pegel (Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke) 01 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Netzgiraffen - Reticulated giraffe - Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Grugapark Essen, Wiki05, CC0
- Duisburg, Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, Hochofen 2 -- 2016 -- 1115, Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Universität Duisburg Essen, Wiki05, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rheinisches Industriemuseum, Daniel Ullrich, Threedots, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Centro mit Sea Life Abenteuer Park Luftaufnahme 2014, Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- OberhausenStadionNiederrhein3, LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NRW, Oberhausen, Gasometer 02, Островский Александр, Киев, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St-Barbara-Muelheim-2013, Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oberhausen Heinz-Schleußer-Marina06, NatiSythen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brechthaus, Tineke Blij, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Theateroberhausen 1, Roger Weil, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Christuskirche 2013a, Hwi blackharry ( Diskussion ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kath. Kirche Herz Jesu in Oberhausen - panoramio, Edgar El, CC BY 3.0
- St. Joseph Styrum, Macchiavelli2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Peter-Alstaden, Macchiavelli2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marienkirche (Oberhausen), B. Gutleben, CC BY 3.0
- Elsa C, B. Gutleben, CC BY 3.0
- OB-Bunkermuseum Oberhausen 02, Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- OberhausenHeinrichHeineGymnasium, SilvioMartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kath. Kirche St. Katharina in Oberhausen-Lirich - panoramio (1), Edgar El, CC BY 3.0
- GustavstrasseHeiligeFamilie, SilvioMartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fasia-Jansen-Gesamtschule, Hauptgebäude, BöhmenAmMeer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Klosterkirche Zu Unserer Lieben Frau (Oberhausen)-2388, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2010-04-24 - Oberhausen - Ev. Markuskirche mit der FLOTTEN LOTTE im Schladviertel - panoramio, Edgar El, CC BY 3.0
- Zionskerk, Tineke Blij, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oberhausen - Kaisergarten - Schloss - Gedenkhalle 03 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Neuapostoliche Kirche OB-Mitte auf der Tannenbergstraße - panoramio, Edgar El, CC BY 3.0
- Oberhausen – Blick von der Rathausterrasse auf den Grillopark - panoramio, giggel, CC BY 3.0
- CentrO Oberhausen – Panorama - Haltestelle „Neue Mitte“ bis SEA LIFE Oberhausen - panoramio, giggel, CC BY 3.0
- Aquapark Oberhausen - panoramio, giggel, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, geogladbecker, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, TechniPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wladimir, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, TechniPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wladimir, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, diecookieente, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, TechniPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, LouCipher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rororo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, TechniPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, TechniPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wladimir, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wladimir, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wladimir, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wladimir, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wladimir, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, heetENkoel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rororo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, go2device, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, geogladbecker, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rororo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, TechniPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rororo, CC BY-SA 4.0
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