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The Gasometer Oberhausen

Oberhausen's Gasometer in the CentrO, situated between the Rhine-Herne Canal and the shopping and event centre the CentrO, is at the same time the town's new landmark and symbol of structural change in ...

The Gasometer Oberhausen

Oberhausen's Gasometer in the CentrO, situated between the Rhine-Herne Canal and the shopping and event centre the CentrO, is at the same time the town's new landmark and symbol of structural change in the Ruhr Region. The gasometer was erected in 1929 to store gas for a former coking plant and is probably today the most extraordinary exhibition hall in Europe. Time and again the gasometer has been an event in itself. The interior of this steel giant offers a unique spatial experience. The echo which reverberates between seven to eight times leaves the visitor both impressed and in awe. A glass panorama lift in the interior transports the visitor to the top. From here the whole western Ruhr Region is literally at your feet.

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Address:
Arenastr. 11,
46047 Oberhausen
Tel: 0208 8503730

Schloss Oberhausen

The Schloss Oberhausen, with its classical architectural features, gave its name to the station, built in 1846 in the vicinity and to the town itself. The building was constructed between 1804 and 1818 ...

Schloss Oberhausen

The Schloss Oberhausen, with its classical architectural features, gave its name to the station, built in 1846 in the vicinity and to the town itself. The building was constructed between 1804 and 1818 to the plans of the architect August Reinking for Maximilian, Count of Westerholt-Gysenberg, and was acquired by the town in 1992. After a refurbishment completed in 1998, the present building is the seat of the Ludwig Gallery Schloss Oberhausen. As a museum of changing exhibitions, the gallery brings together old and modern masterpieces of different periods and cultures. Adjacent to this, the "Gallery for Popular Art" presents works of applied art like caricatures, comic art, photography, poster art and video. In the rooms belonging to the so-called "small Schloss", there are regular exhibitions focussing on regional themes especially those dealing with structural change.

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Address:
LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen
Konrad-Adenauer-Allee 46,
46049 Oberhausen

LVR Industriemuseum Zinkfabrik Altenberg

The LVR Industriemuseum Zinkfabrik Altenberg on the opposite side of the western exit of the main railway station of Oberhausen, is showing an exhibit spanning 150 years of iron and steel history at the ...

LVR Industriemuseum Zinkfabrik Altenberg

The LVR Industriemuseum Zinkfabrik Altenberg on the opposite side of the western exit of the main railway station of Oberhausen, is showing an exhibit spanning 150 years of iron and steel history at the shores of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers. Nine exhibition units in the former roller hall of the Altenberg zinc factory guide you through the world of iron and coal and steel companies. The subjects range from the creation and development of the iron and steel industry around the middle of the 19th century to the technical developments, working conditions, political and economic interlinking of the industry during times of war and peace to the structural change in today's world.

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Address:
LVR-Industriemuseum
Hansastraße 20
46049 Oberhausen

Opening hours:
Opening times:
Tue - Sun: 10:00 - 17:00

The Peter Behrens Building

This building, originally purpose built as a central storehouse for the Gütehoffnungshütte ( local foundry), represents one of the most significant, architectural industrial complexes of the 1920s. As ...

The Peter Behrens Building

This building, originally purpose built as a central storehouse for the Gütehoffnungshütte ( local foundry), represents one of the most significant, architectural industrial complexes of the 1920s. As a historical, industrial monument it is not outclassed in Europe. Currently the building serves as a central depot, availing of several thousand square metres, for the Industrial Museum of the Rhineland (LVR-Industriemuseum).

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Address:
Essener Straße 80
46047 Oberhausen
LVR-Industriemuseum
Tel: 02234 9921-555

The Kaisergarten

The Kaisergarten is situated in the middle of Oberhausen in picturesque surroundings. The park has an area of about 28 hectares and offers the whole family possibilities for leisure activities, long pathways ...

The Kaisergarten

The Kaisergarten is situated in the middle of Oberhausen in picturesque surroundings. The park has an area of about 28 hectares and offers the whole family possibilities for leisure activities, long pathways leading through wooded areas and meadows intermingle harmoniously with ponds and an animal enclosure. More than 120 animal species can be seen in the zoo area. One enclosure especially popular with children is where they can stroke the animals. In addition, there are children`s playgrounds and a place where you can ride on a pony. There is no admission charge. You have to pay for mini-golf, the tennis courts and the archery area.

Address:
Konrad-Adenauer-Allee 46,
46049 Oberhausen

Rehberger Bridge "Slinky Springs to Fame"

The new pedestrian bridge, "Slinky Springs to Fame", over the Rhine-Herne Canal at the point of Schloss Oberhausen resembles a rope being thrown over the water. As part of the local project &q ...

Rehberger Bridge "Slinky Springs to Fame"

The new pedestrian bridge, "Slinky Springs to Fame", over the Rhine-Herne Canal at the point of Schloss Oberhausen resembles a rope being thrown over the water. As part of the local project "Emscherkunst", the Frankfurt artist Tobias Rehberger has achieved a spectacular landscape overpass with this swinging spiral. 496 aluminium spirals distinctively wrap around the 406 metre-long stress ribbon bridge.

At night, 300 lights make "Slinky" into a play of colours that are well worth seeing. Directly beneath the Rehberger Bridge is the dock for passenger and river cruise ships which stop off at Oberhausen Station on their canal tours. A popular excursion destination is the adjacent 28 hectare Kaisergarten - a parkland in the centre of the city with many leisure opportunities. The small zoo with its petting animals is especially popular among families and children. Entry is free of charge.

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Address:
Konrad-Adenauer-Allee 46,
46049 Oberhausen

LVR Museum of Industry St. Antony Iron Works (LVR Industriemuseum St. Antony-Hütte)

Half-hidden on the outskirts of Oberhausen- Osterfeld is a picturesque, half-timbered building whose image is reflected on the the waters of the nearby Elpenbach pond. The visitor would be pushed to as ...

LVR Museum of Industry St. Antony Iron Works (LVR Industriemuseum St. Antony-Hütte)

Half-hidden on the outskirts of Oberhausen- Osterfeld is a picturesque, half-timbered building whose image is reflected on the the waters of the nearby Elpenbach pond. The visitor would be pushed to associate this place with heavy industry, yet here is the only thing left of the St. Antony Hütte, the so-called "Cradle of the Ruhr Industry". Here, since 1758, was not only pig iron produced, but also other sorts of ironwares for daily use. All that remains today are the old office buildings and the former residence of the foundry manager.

On the occasion of the 250th jubilee of its founding, a permanent exhibition detailing the varied history of the St. Antony Ironworks has been integrated into its original setting. After all, the first ironworks in the Ruhr Area is regarded as the birthplace of the international corporation GHH ("Gute-Hoffnungs-Hütte" or Ironworks of Good Hope). In 2010, there then followed the opening of the first industrial archaeology park in Germany, whose audaciously designed steel roof protects the archaeological digs from wind and weather, making them accessible to the public.

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Address:
Antoniestraße 32-34,
46119 Oberhausen
Tel: 02234 9921-555

Opening hours:
Museum and Archaeological Park
Tue - Fri: 10:00 - 17:00 / Sat - Sun: 11:00 - 18:00

Siedlung Eisenheim (The Eisenheim Housing Estate)

This is one of the oldest housing schemes purpose-built for workers in the Ruhr area. Nowadays a permanent museum, run by the Industrial Museum of the Rhineland (LVR-Industriemuseum) and housed in a former ...

Siedlung Eisenheim (The Eisenheim Housing Estate)

This is one of the oldest housing schemes purpose-built for workers in the Ruhr area. Nowadays a permanent museum, run by the Industrial Museum of the Rhineland (LVR-Industriemuseum) and housed in a former communal wash house, documents impressively the life and working conditions of people who once used to live there. In addition, rows of streets, 39 houses in all, are witness to the way of life of the steelworkers at that time.

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Address:
Berliner Str. 10 A,
46117 Oberhausen
LVR-Industriemuseum
Tel: 02234 9921-555

Opening hours:
Sun & Holidays from Easter Sunday till Oktober 31: 10:00 - 17:00 and by appointment

Kastell Holten

The fortress in Holten from the year 1307 is typical of a defensive border installation. The still preserved eastern wing dates back from the main fortress which was renewed in the sixteenth century. It ...

Kastell Holten

The fortress in Holten from the year 1307 is typical of a defensive border installation. The still preserved eastern wing dates back from the main fortress which was renewed in the sixteenth century.

It is currently used as a venue and practice area for the members of a traditional shooting club and this has been the case for several centuries. The present town of Holten developed(as was typical of the Middle Ages) from a settlement which grew around the fortress.

Address:
Kastellstraße 58,
46147 Oberhausen

Siedlung Grafenbusch

The Siedlung Grafenbusch for civil servants, located opposite to Schloss Oberhausen castle at the foot of the Gasometer, represents the social-historic counterpoint to the usual worker's villages. Between ...

Siedlung Grafenbusch

The Siedlung Grafenbusch for civil servants, located opposite to Schloss Oberhausen castle at the foot of the Gasometer, represents the social-historic counterpoint to the usual worker's villages. Between 1910 and 1923, the Gutehoffnungs-Hütte (GHH) ironworks had a village built here for their leading employees. What they created was a villaesque upper middle-class village with the character of a garden city.

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Address:
Am Grafenbusch,
46047 Oberhausen

Burg Vondern

This is one of the oldest edifices here under a preservation order. The remains of circular ramparts could give rise to speculation that here, there was originally a turreted fortress on a hill. However, ...

Burg Vondern

This is one of the oldest edifices here under a preservation order. The remains of circular ramparts could give rise to speculation that here, there was originally a turreted fortress on a hill. However, Burg Vondern is indeed a mighty and picturesque castle dating back to the early sixteenth century. Built by Wessel von Loe, it consists of a gate building flanked by two massive round towers with firing slits and late gothic decoration in the arches, windows and cornicing. The main building dates back to the late seventeenth century and its west facade can be ascribed to the previous building from the Middle Ages. The farm buildings on the south side were added in the nineteenth century.

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Address:
Arminstr. 65,
46149 Oberhausen
Tel: 0208 894010

Opening hours:
Thu: 18:00 - 19:00
Group guided tours can be booked by prior arrangement

Siedlung Stemmersberg

In 1902 and 1904, the Gutehoffnungshütte ironworks created altogether 300 flats in four-family houses with cross-shaped plans between the shafts I/III and IV of the Zeche Osterfeld colliery. Behind th ...

Siedlung Stemmersberg

In 1902 and 1904, the Gutehoffnungshütte ironworks created altogether 300 flats in four-family houses with cross-shaped plans between the shafts I/III and IV of the Zeche Osterfeld colliery. Behind the one-and-a-half-storey clinker brick-built houses there are, across a footpath, the outbuildings, which housed, in addition to the stables, the (dry) toilets. On the inside of the street squares there are large garden plots. The uniform geometric plan of the village is loosened up by the hilly characteristic of the area.

The pre-school in Gutestraße 19, which was built according to plans by Bruno Möhring after World War I catches the eye and is the architectural highlight. The latest expansion of the south-eastern part on Hügelstraße with house groupings similar to garden cities is also from this time period. The Stemmersberg village is among the largest and best-preserved company housing developments in Oberhausen.

(Source: Route der Industriekultur (Route of industrial culture))

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Address:
Hüttenstraße
46117 Oberhausen

Haus Ripshorst

The information centre for the Emscher Landschaftspark has been housed in the buildings of the former "Haus Ripshorst" farm since 1999. In an exhibition, the visitor is presented with the many ...

Haus Ripshorst

The information centre for the Emscher Landschaftspark has been housed in the buildings of the former "Haus Ripshorst" farm since 1999. In an exhibition, the visitor is presented with the many layers of the highly individualised industrial nature of the landscape park with its unconventional landmarks and the many new parks.

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Address:
RVR Informationszentrum Emscher Landschaftspark
Ripshorster Str. 306, 46117 Oberhausen
Tel: 0208-8833483

Opening hours:
Tue - Sun: (March - October) 10:00 - 18:00, (November - February) 10:00 - 17:00

Halde Haniel

The 100 m high former slag heap in the northern part of Oberhausen offers a great view over the city, the neighbouring mining area of the Prosper-Haniel mine and the north-western part of the Ruhr area. At ...

Halde Haniel

The 100 m high former slag heap in the northern part of Oberhausen offers a great view over the city, the neighbouring mining area of the Prosper-Haniel mine and the north-western part of the Ruhr area. At the highest point of the Haniel slag heap, there is, in addition to the "Bergarena" amphitheatre, a work by the Spanish sculptor Augustin Ibarrola. The piece of art consists of a series of 100 coloured railway ties that appear like totem poles.

It is also worthwhile to walk to the peak perusing the Stations-of-the-Cross with its 15 stations.

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Address:
Kirchhellener Straße
46145 Oberhausen