Oberhausen
Sign in to saveOberhausen (, ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen ( ). 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.
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Oberhausen is a city in Germany's Ruhr Area, situated on the Emscher River between Duisburg and Essen, known for hosting the International Short Film Festival and The Static Roots Festival. The city is also home to the Gasometer Oberhausen, a landmark that serves as a key site on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
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Key facts
- German location.name
- Oberhausen
- German location.type
- City
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Oberhausen COA.svg
- German location.image_flag
- Flagge Oberhausen.svg
- German location.state
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- German location.region
- Düsseldorf
- German location.district
- urban
- German location.elevation
- 78
- German location.area
- 77.09
- German location.postal_code
- 46001-46149
- German location.area_code
- 0208
- German location.licence
- OB
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- Mayor
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- Sport
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- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- Gallery
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Oberhausen (, ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen ( ). 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.
Culture: Exhibitions of ice sculptures, Eiswelt Oberhausen, occurred in 2024 [and 2025].