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Oberhausen

American  
[oh-ber-hou-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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He mourns what he sees a general decline in Oberhausen, pointing to because of ageing infrastructure and a lack of investment.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

For me, Viola’s most memorable achievement came the year after Oberhausen at Walt Disney Concert Hall with “The Tristan Project” in 2004.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024

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

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

Even the Herr Lieutenant Ludwig von Oberhausen made a call, stiffer and more formal than ever, as the importance of the occasion demanded.

From I Walked in Arden by Crawford, Jack