Coal, steel and industry- this was once the predominating idea of the Ruhrgebiet. Today, totally new emphases are set, and suddenly, they attracttourists to a region formerly regarded as terra incognita....
The city of Oberhausen, for example, is on its way to change both face and identity at the highest speed. Instead of mining and steel industry, the latest trump-card are arts and commerce. With the museum Schlo Oberhausen and the Gasometer, an exhibition centre in a former gas reservoir, the city disposes of two renowned art expositions at the same time.
Furthermore, Germany`s largest shopping and event centre was opened here, called Centro. Almost a city on its own, where everything a heart can desire seems available, including entertainment-offers for young and old.
General Information:
Tourist Information Oberhausen
Willy-Brandt-Platz 2
46045 Oberhausen
+49 (0) 208 - 824 5713
+49 (0) 208 - 824 5711
Additional sources of information:
ConTour
Gortnerstr. 32
45128 Essen
+49 (0) 201 - 234796
+49 (0) 201 - 234020
Tourist Information Oberhausen
Willy-Brandt-Platz 2
46045 Oberhausen
+49 (0) 208 - 824 5713
+49 (0) 208 - 824 5711
Tour de Ruhr
Emscherstr. 71
47137 Duisburg
+49 (0) 203 - 429 1919
+49 (0) 203 - 426 244