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Population
1929: 193,854
1939: 191,829
1945: 167,466
1962: 260,041
1977: 235,684
2004: 219,159
June 2005: 219,144

Foreign nationals
1961: 6,598
1977: 17,008
2004: 24,794

Urban area
Area 7,703 haNorth-south diameter at its widest 14.6 kmEast-west diameter at its widest 10.7 kmLength of city limit 53 kmHighest point 78 m above sea levelLowest point 25 m above sea level

TourismHotels and other accommodations 21Guest beds available 1,499Overnight stays per year approx. 186,000

Public transport  – STOAG
Bus and tram routes 34(122 buses, 6 trams)Kilometers covered per year approx. 11.2 millionPassengers per year approx. 39.7 million

Gasometer
Erected as a dry gasholder in 1928/29, closed down in 1988; converted and opened as an exhibition hall and vantage point in 1994.Visitors at the end of 2004: 2.5 million.

Most popular exhibits:
1994/95: “Feuer & Flamme. 200 Jahre Ruhrgebiet” (Fire & Flame. 200 years of the Ruhr) 500,000 visitors
1997/98: “Der Traum vom Sehen” (Dream of Seeing) 540,000 visitors
1999: Installation “The Wall” by Christo and Jeanne-Claude 380,000 visitors
2000: “Der Ball ist rund” (The ball is round) 215,000 visitors
2001/02: “Blaues Gold” (Blue gold) 290,000 visitors
2003: Installation “Five Angels for the Millennium” 136,000 visitors
2004: “Wind der Hoffnung” (Wind of hope) 190,000 visitors

Ludwig Galerie Schloss Oberhausen
Temporary thematic exhibits from the international Ludwig collections, exhibits on popular art, art involving landmarks in the Ruhr region.Visitors per year approx. 75,000

Gedenkhalle:
Memorial Hall which is home to the permanent exhibit “History of persecution and resistance in Oberhausen during Germany's Nazi era from 1933 to 1945” and temporary exhibitsVisitors per year approx. 15,000

Artothek (Works of art on loan):
Watercolours, collages, sculptures, copperplate engraving, graphic arts, sketches and works from the school of artLoans per year approx. 1000

Rheinisches Industriemuseum
The Rheinisches Industriemuseum (Rhineland Industrial Museum) presents the history of the iron and steel industry that existed for 150 years in the region along Rhine and Ruhr on an area of 3,500 m2 in the rolling mill of the former Altenberg zinc factory.Visitors per year approx. 55,000

Theater Oberhausen
With its own ensemble, children and youth theatre (TIP), special programmesTheatre 445 seatsStudio 99 seats

International symphony concerts of the City of Oberhausen
7 concerts per season approx. 7,500 visitors

International Short Film Festival
International and national contest, special programmes, international symposia, children films, music video contest (April, May)Visitors per festival approx. 20,000

Stadtbibliothek
Municipal library, 9 branch libraries incl. book busSchool libraries 62Materials checked out per year approx. 1 millionInventory approx. 250,000 (not including school libraries)

Städtische Musikschule
Municipal music school offering music garden, youth music lessons, orientation courses for selecting instruments, instrument and singing lessons, ensemble for children and youth, special offerings for adults, musical, sound studio equipment approx. 1,300 students

Städtische Malschule
The municipal school of arts offers 19 classes to approx. 270 students every year.

Technologiezentrum Umweltschutz (TZU)
The TZU has rooms for seating up to 300 persons, equipped with state-of-the-art conference, projection and stage equipment; smaller seminar and meeting rooms, foyer for exhibits and reception areas

Kongresszentrum Oberhausen - Luise-Albertz-Halle
The Luise-Albertz-Halle is a multi-functional conference and convention centre that is ideal for traditional events and entertainment, for trade fairs, exchanges, exhibits, conferences, conventions and seminars.

CentrO
The CentrO is one of Europe’s largest shopping and leisure centres with approx. 200 retail stores, an amusement park for the entire family, a promenade replete with restaurants and cafes extending 400 meters, a multiplex cinema and the adjacent modern multi-purpose König-Pilsener-ARENA with 12,500 seats.CentrO visitors: approx. 23 million per year

Sports and leisure
Stadion Niederrhein 22,000 seats
Arena Oberhausen 12,000 seats
Willy-Jürissen-Halle 1,060 seats
Gyms and sports halls 53
Sports fields 52
Indoor swimming pools 3
Outdoor swimming pools (Alsbachtal and Revierpark Vonderort) 2
Ice rink in Revierpark Vonderort 1

Green areas
Parks, woods, green corridors totalling 1,396 ha
Woods 879 ha
Hiesfelder Wald 397 ha
Sterkrader Wald 192 ha
Hühnerheide 138 ha
Parks including playgrounds 296 ha
Kaisergarten with vivariums 28 ha
Bürgerpark Osterfeld 14 ha
Volksgarten Osterfeld 14 ha
Volkspark Sterkrade 13 ha
Nature reserves and landscape conservation areas 21
Natural monuments 31

Education
Primary schools 41
Hauptschulen (Secondary school grades 5-10) 7
Special schools 6
Vocational schools 3
Realschulen (Secondary school grades 5-10) 3
Gymnasien (Grammar school grades 5-13, A-level) 5
Comprehensive schools 4
Niederrhein Kolleg, Institute for Higher Education Entrance Qualification 1

Social services
Hospitals 6
Nursing homes 14
Day-care centres 84
Special kindergartens 2
Playgrounds 98
Homes for children and youth 5
Youth centres 97

Employees with compulsory social security contributions (as of December 2004)
Agriculture and forestry, fishing 251
Producing sector 15,270, including:
Manufacturing industry 9,266
Commerce, hotels, restaurants and transportation 14,331, including:
Commerce 9,908
Hotels and restaurants 1,852
Transportation and telecommunication 2,751
Other services 28,728, including:
Banking and insurance sector 1,231
Real estate, leasing, services for companies 11,681
Public administration and similar 1,990
Public and private services (without public administration) 13,826
Total 58,580