Oberhausen: Germany
Oberhausen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area, 30 km to the north of Dsseldorf. Population: 220,033 (31.12.2003).
The city is a result of economic growth in the 19th century. It was but a rural area until about 1860, when coal mines were opened and the production of steel began to turn large areas of today’s city into a huge industrial complex. Several villages merged in 1862 to make up a new town. In 1929 the nearby towns of Sterkrade and Osterfeld were incorporated.
Oberhausen is a typical city of the Ruhr area, which was growing around industry.
Today the city tries to get a new standing. In the 1990s a huge shopping mall was built on an abandoned steel works site.
There is an art gallery and an international award festival for short films in Oberhausen.
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Bottrop: Germany
Bottrop is a city in west central Germany, on the Rhine-Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen). Located in the Ruhr industrial area, Bottrop adjoins Essen, Oberhausen, Gladbeck and Dorsten. The city had been a coal-mining and rail center and contains factories producing coal-tar derivatives, chemicals, textiles, and machinery. Bottrop grew as a mining center beginning in the 1860s and was chartered as a city in 1921. In 1975 it was put together with the unification with the neighbour communities of Gladbeck and Kirchhellen, but Gladbeck left it in 1976. Population 120,324 (31.12.2003).
Augsburg: Germany
Augsburg is a city in south central Germany. It is the capital of the Swabia (Schwaben) region of Bavaria (Bayern), and is located at the confluence of the Wertach and Lech rivers. Population: 276,193 (2004).
Districts
There are 17 districts Stadteile in Augsburg:
Innenstadt
Antonsviertel
Bärenkeller
Bergheim (includes Neubergheim, Wellenburg, Radegundis and Fuchssiedlung)
Firnhaberau
Göggingen mit Schafweidsiedlung
Hammerschmiede
Haunstetten-Siebenbrunn (Meringerau)
Herrenbach-Spickel
Hochfeld
Hochzoll
Inningen
Kriegshaber
Lechhausen
Oberhausen
Pfersee
Universitätsviertel
Sights
Town hall, built in 1620 in Renaissance style
Perlachturm, a bell tower built in 1182
Fuggerei, see above
Bishop's residence, built about 1750 in order to replace the older bishop palace; today the administrative seat of Swabia
Cathedral, founded in the 9th century
Augsburger Puppenkiste
Eiskanal
Dorint Hotel Tower
Siegen: Germany
Siegen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Siegen-Wittgenstein. As of December 31, 2003 it has a population of 106,143.
Twinned cities:
Berlin-Spandau, Germany, since 1952
Rijnsburg, the Netherlands, since 1963
Leeds, since 1966
Ypres, Belgium, since 1967
Zakopane, Poland, since 1989
Plauen, Saxony, Germany, since 1990
Recklinghausen: Germany
Recklinghausen is a city in the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With 123.562 inhabitants as of June 30, 2003 it is the capital of the district Recklinghausen.
Heilbronn: Germany
Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart. This district-free city is completely surrounded by the district Heilbronn. It is located on the river Neckar . As of 2004, it has ~120,900 inhabitants.
Heilbronn was first mentioned as Helibrunna in 741. In 1281, it was declared city by Rudolph I.
