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Oberhausen

American  
[oh-ber-hau-zuhn] / ˈoʊ bərˌhaʊ zən /

noun

  1. a city in W Germany, in the lower Ruhr valley.


Oberhausen British  
/ ˈoːbərhauzən /

noun

  1. an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Rhine-Herne Canal: site of the first ironworks in the Ruhr. Pop: 220 033 (2003 est)

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An entire gallery surveys the vast Concordia coal plant at Oberhausen, in Germany: Teeming photos present its gas-storage tanks, its “lean gas generator,” its “quenching tower,” its “coke pushers.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022

The first show will be in Oberhausen, Germany, at the Rudolf Weber-Arena on June 20, 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

Adding Burger King insult to Burger King injury, here’s how Variety described the full documentary when it screened at the Oberhausen Film Festival back in 1983:

From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2019

"I'm a saleswoman and I have to start my work very early in the morning," says the 48-year-old from Oberhausen, Germany.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2018

The only blot upon the meal was the fact that Herr Lieutenant von Oberhausen most excitedly explained America to all of us, calling upon me to translate when his scraps of English failed him.

From I Walked in Arden by Jack Crawford

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