List of streets in downtown Oberhausen

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The list of streets in downtown Oberhausen describes the street system in downtown Oberhausen with the corresponding historical references.

overview

The city center is divided between two postcode districts: the south forms with Styrum and the west of Dümpten the district 46045, while the north with the Marienviertel , the Neue Mitte and Oberhausen-Ost form the district 46047.

Starting in the north, the district is bounded clockwise as follows: Friedrich-List-Straße, Schwartzstraße and Danziger Straße to Marienviertel, Mülheimer Straße ( Bundesstraße 223 ) to Dümpten, Grenzstraße to Styrum and the rest of the Grenzstraße and the Duisburg – Dortmund railway line to Alstaden on the Ruhr .

There are 46 designated traffic areas in the city center, including six squares. Seven of these streets are only partially in the district:

Five streets are partly in the Styrum area ( Grenzstraße , Lothringer Straße , Mülheimer Straße , Nohlstraße , Stöckmannstraße ), three streets also lead through the Marienviertel ( Danziger Straße , Düppelstraße , Mülheimer Straße ).

The federal road 223 runs through the city center on Mülheimer Strasse , Landesstrasse 215 on Poststrasse and Christian-Steger-Strasse and Oberhausener Kreisstrasse K 14 on Grenzstrasse .

Overview of streets and squares

The following table gives an overview of the existing streets, paths and squares in the district as well as some related information.

  • Name : current name of the street or square.
  • Length / dimensions in meters:
  • The length information contained in the overview are rounded overview values ​​that were determined in Google Earth using the local scale. They are used for comparison purposes and, if official values ​​are known, are exchanged and marked separately.
    For squares, the dimensions are given in the form a × b.
  • The addition in the district indicates that the length is that of the street section within the city center, provided the street continues into neighboring districts.
  • The addition without spur streets indicates the length of the "main street" for branched streets.
  • The addition (all street sections together) indicates that the street is so winding that there is no “main street”. Instead, the length of all road sections is added together.
  • Derivation : origin or reference of the name
  • Notes : additional information
  • Image : Photo of the street or an adjacent object
Surname Length / dimensions
(in meters) 		Derivation Date of designation Remarks image
Alsenstrasse 500 Battle of Als Alsenstrasse leads north from Grenzstrasse to Helmholtzstrasse.
Old market 80 × 60 Location of the Oberhausen weekly market Since the church was founded in 1862, the Oberhausen weekly market has been held regularly on this square, which was donated to the Styrum municipality in 1859 by the farmer Wilhelm Stöckmann . In the following years the square developed into the center of the city of Oberhausen, in 1876 the Victory Column was built here and in 1911 the parish church Herz Jesu . The square in front of this church has been called Pacelliplatz since 2012 . The Altmarkt is still the center of the Alt-Oberhausen district today . Old market
Blücherplatz 95 × 50 Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher , 1742–1819, Field Marshal in the Wars of Liberation The Blücherplatz is located in the southeast of the city center between Blücher-, Düppel-, trade union and Hermann-Albertz-Straße.
Blücherstrasse 550 Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher , 1742–1819, Field Marshal in the Wars of Liberation Blücherstraße leads eastwards from Saarstraße past Blücherplatz to Mülheimer Straße.
Blumenthalstrasse 450 Leonhard von Blumenthal , 1810–1900, Field Marshal in the Wars of Unification Blumenthalstrasse leads northwards from Grenzstrasse to Hermann-Albertz-Strasse and from there parallel to the railway line to Linsingenstrasse. Between Linsingen and Hermann-Albertz-Strasse it was called Flaßhofstrasse until 1912 .
Christian-Steger-Strasse 450 Christian Steger, 1872–1940, miner and member of the state parliament of the Center Party 1947 Christian-Steger-Straße leads from Friedensplatz as a continuation of Poststraße eastwards to Danziger Straße. The municipal Elsa-Brändström-Gymnasium and the Christ Church are located on it . Therefore it was originally called Kirchstraße , later until 1947 Lüderitzstraße . Elsa-Brändström-Gymnasium on Christian-Steger-Straße
Christoph-Schlingensief-Strasse 130 Christoph Schlingensief , 1960–2010, film and theater director 2012 Christoph-Schlingensief-Strasse is located between Helmholtzstrasse and Marktstrasse, right next to the Herz Jesu parish church . It is named after Christoph Schlingensief, who was born and raised nearby. Until 2012 it was called Pacellistraße , before that until 1959 Rudolf-Herzog-Straße and before that until 1935 Mittelstraße .
Danziger Strasse 600
in the district 		Gdansk , formerly a German city in Poland 1934 Danziger Strasse forms the north-eastern border between the city center and Marienviertel from Oberhausen main station to Mülheimer Strasse, after which it leads through Dümpten to Mülheim. Until 1934 it was called Zechenstrasse . It is one of the few streets that does not fit into the checkerboard pattern of downtown Oberhausen. Adolf Feld School on Danziger Strasse
Düppelstrasse 800
in the district 		Storming the Düppeler Schanzen Düppelstraße begins in Marienviertel and leads south over Danziger Straße past Blücherplatz to Grenzstraße.
Eduard-Berg-Platz 50 × 20 Eduard Berg, owner of a textile shop and victim of the Holocaust Eduard-Berg-Platz is at the intersection of Marktstrasse and Goebenstrasse. The textile shop of the Jewish Berg family, who were murdered by the National Socialists in the Riga concentration camp , used to be located here.
Alsatian street 260 Alsace , formerly German region in France Elsässer Straße connects Friedensplatz with Marktstraße and is part of the pedestrian and shopping area in the city center. It was named in connection with the southern Lothringer Straße.
Flaßhofstrasse 230 Christian Flaßhof, co-founder of the Concordia colliery 1921 Christian Flaßhof, in 1845 with his brother-in-law Jobst Waldthausen and Wilhelm Lueg sank holes on the Lipper Heide and came across coal in the process. This led to the establishment of the Concordia colliery.

Flaßhofstrasse is the Oberhausen red light district . 1914 started on the former Eintrachtstraße the prostitution . As a result, the upper part of Eintrachtstrasse was renamed Flaßhofstrasse . After the brothel operation was closed in 1921 by order of the district president, the residents of Eintrachtstrasse insisted on changing their name in order to be protected from harassment and were therefore assigned to Flaßhofstrasse. When the brothel business began again in the thirties, the section north of Hermann-Albertz-Straße was renamed Linsingenstraße in 1938 .

Flaßhofstrasse red light district
Friedensplatz 140 × 50 Symbolizing the enormous importance of peace 1945 The Friedensplatz is a large, park-like space between the district court (built in 1907), the police headquarters (built in 1927) and the Europahaus (built in 1955). From 1904 it was called Kaiserplatz , later until 1933 Industrieplatz . After that it was called Adolf-Hitler-Platz until 1945 . Friedensplatz with the district court
Friedenstrasse 550 Symbolizing the enormous importance of peace The Friedenstraße leads from the Grenzstraße as a continuation of the Styrumer Bogenstraße northwards to the Helmholtzstraße. The Oberhausen Synagogue was located in Friedenstrasse from 1899 until the Reichspogromnacht .
Friedrich-Karl-Strasse 900 Friedrich Karl of Prussia , 1828–1885, Field Marshal General in the Wars of Unification Friedrich-Karl-Straße leads north from Grenzstraße and from the Torgasse intersection in an arc to the east to Concordiastraße near the main train station, behind which it continues as Poststraße. The aesthetically controversial building at Friedrich-Karl-Strasse 4 is a high-rise from the late 1950s that was named a “Big Beautiful Building” by the initiative of the same name. In 2019 the artist collective “Kitev” installed the widely visible lettering “Glückauf! - Diversity is our home ”.
Geibelstrasse 70 Emanuel Geibel , 1815–1884, poet 1945 Geibelstraße is a short connection between Havenstein- and Otto-Dibelius-Straße, directly at the Elsa-Brändström-Gymnasium. Until 1945 it was called Dietrich-Grabbe-Straße , before that until 1933 it was called Querstraße .
Court Street 160 Oberhausen District Court Court Street is located directly at the Oberhausen District Court and leads from Friedensplatz to the Tannenberg Street / Schwartz Street intersection. It is one of the few streets that does not fit into the chessboard pattern of the city of Oberhausen. Oberhausen District Court
Union Street 750 labor union 1946 The trade union road leads northwards from Grenzstrasse past Blücherplatz to Christian-Steger-Strasse. It used to be called Moselstrasse , later Bellemestrasse . From 1934 to 1946 it was called Mackensenstrasse .
Goebenstrasse 850 August von Goeben , 1816–1880, general in the Wars of Unification Goebenstraße leads from Paul-Reusch-Straße past Saporoschjeplatz, Eduard-Berg-Platz, the Anne-Frank-Realschule and the Willy-Jürissen-Halle to Grenzstraße. It was popularly known as the Hosenbandelstrasse until 1892 .
Border road 1600 old boundary 1947 The border road formed the northern border of the municipality of Styrum until 1910 . It leads from Mülheimer Straße westwards to Alstaden, where it continues as Alstadener Straße. Between the Duisburg – Dortmund railway line and Bogenstraße, it forms the border between the city center and Alstaden, and the rest of the way it forms the border between the city center and Styrum.

Between 1936 and 1947 the street was named Erich-König-Straße .

Chapel at the cath. Vincenzhaus retirement home between Grenzstrasse and Wörthstrasse
Gutenbergstrasse 350 Johannes Gutenberg , 1397–1468, inventor of the printing press 1896 Because the street used to go past the Sparmann printing house on the Altmarkt, it was probably named that way. Gutenbergstrasse leads from the Altmarkt to the Südmarkt, behind which it continues as Scharnhorststrasse. Until 1896 it was called Martinstrasse .
Havensteinstrasse 350 Berthold Otto Havenstein , 1867–1945, Lord Mayor of Oberhausen from 1906 to 1930 1946 Otto Havenstein organized the incorporation of Sterkrade and Osterfeld into the city of Oberhausen and was the first Lord Mayor of the united city of Groß-Oberhausen from 1929 to 1930. This is why Havensteinstrasse was named after him in 1946, which leads south from Christian-Steger-Strasse past the Elsa-Brändström-Gymnasium to Marktstrasse and continues behind it as Wörthstrasse. Originally the street laid out in 1906 was called Kronprinzenstraße , then from 1937 Josef-Goebbels-Straße . Between 1945 and 1946 it was called Krummer Weg before it was given its current name.
Helmholtzstrasse 1100 Hermann von Helmholtz , 1821–1894, doctor, physicist and inventor 1945 Helmholtzstraße runs parallel to Marktstraße from Friedenstraße eastwards to Mülheimer Straße. Until 1937 it was called Königstraße , then until 1941 Rudolf-Heß-Straße , then until 1945 Fritz-Todt-Straße .
Hermann-Albertz-Strasse 1400 Hermann Albertz , 1877–1945, SPD councilor in Oberhausen and resistance fighter 1947 Hermann Albertz was a member of the Prussian state parliament from 1930 to 1933 and was taken into protective custody in 1933. In 1937 and 1944 he was arrested again and finally deported to Sachsenhausen concentration camp . He has been missing in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp since April 21, 1945 . His daughter Luise Albertz was Lord Mayor of Oberhausen from 1946 to 1948 and again from 1956 to 1979.

Hermann-Albertz-Straße runs parallel to Marktstraße from Blumenthalstraße as a continuation of Roonstraße in Alstaden eastwards to Mülheimer Straße. Until 1947 it was called Moltkestrasse .

Humboldtstrasse 280 Wilhelm von Humboldt , 1767–1835, writer and statesman The Humboldtstraße leads from Hermann-Albertz-Straße southwards to Grenzstraße.
Johannes-Kampert-Strasse 65 Johannes Kampert, 1889–1975, pastor from 1925 to 1965 at the Sacred Heart of Jesus and enemy of National Socialism after 1975 Pastor Kampert pointed out the dangers of National Socialism even before 1933 and helped many persecuted people during the dictatorship. In 1945 he was appointed dean of Alt-Oberhausen, in 1958 the first city dean of Oberhausen. Later he was also the canon of honor.

Johannes-Kampert-Strasse is located on Südmarkt as a connection between Scharnhorststrasse and Stöckmannstrasse. Originally it was called Gneisenaustrasse .

Langemarkstrasse 250 Battle of Langemark 1935 Langemarktstrasse leads north from Helmholtzstrasse past Bert-Brecht-Haus and Friedensplatz to Paul-Reusch-Strasse. It is one of the few streets that does not fit the checkerboard pattern of the city center and is a popular shopping street. Until 1935 it was called Breitestrasse .
Linsingenstrasse 220 Linsingen , noble family 1938 The street used to be called Streitstraße , but was then renamed Eintrachtstraße in response to local residents' complaints . In 1914, however, prostitution began on the lower part , which is why the upper part was renamed Flaßhofstrasse . By order of the district president, the brothel business was closed in 1922 and the lower part of Flaßhofstrasse was also assigned. But when the brothel business revived, the upper part was renamed Linsingenstrasse in 1938 .

Linsingenstrasse is still the extension of Flaßhofstrasse between Hermann-Albertzstrasse and Marktstrasse.

Lothringer Strasse 500
in the district 		Lorraine , formerly German region in France Lothringer Strasse leads south from Marktstrasse into Styrum. The piece between Markt- and Hermann-Albertz-Straße belongs to the inner-city pedestrian and shopping zone, here is also the Brothers Grimm School. In the further course it also leads past the indoor swimming pool in Oberhausen. Lothringer Straße was named in connection with the neighboring Elsässer Straße.
Market street 1200 Main shopping street in Alt-Oberhausen To this day, Marktstrasse is the main shopping street in the city district, but it has lost its attractiveness as a result of the Neue Mitte Oberhausen .

As a continuation of Alleestraße, the street leads from Linsingenstraße to Mülheimer Straße.

Mülheimer Strasse 600
in the district 		Mülheim an der Ruhr 1892 Mülheimer Straße leads from Oberhausener Neue Mitte through Marienviertel, the city center, Schlad, Styrum and Dümpten to the neighboring town of Mülheim, where it continues as Oberhausener Straße. It is part of the federal highway 223 . Between Danziger and Grenzstrasse, it forms the border between the city center and Dümpten. Until 1892 it was called Düsseldorf-Münstersche Provinzialstraße .
Nohlstrasse 900
in the district 		Max Nohl , 1830–1863, architect and builder of the Christ Church Max Nohl (1803–1863) built the Christ Church, which is located at the northern end of the street. The Nohlstrasse leads from the Christ Church on Danziger Strasse southwards to Styrum and from there to the border to Mülheim, behind which it continues as Blumenthalstrasse. Christ Church on Nohlstrasse
Otto-Dibelius-Strasse 280 Otto Dibelius , 1880–1967, critic of National Socialism and activist of the Confessing Church 1945 Otto-Dibelius-Straße leads from the Hans-Böckler-Berufskolleg near the junction ofgericht- / Schwartz- / Tannenberg- / Danziger Straße southwards past the Elsa-Brändström-Gymnasium to Helmholtzstraße. Until 1934 it was called Mauerstraße , then until 1945 Admiral-Scheer-Straße . The building at Otto-Dibelius-Straße 9, the high-rise building of the Hans-Böckler-Berufskolleg (built from 1956 to 1961) was named “Big Beautiful Building” as part of the initiative of the same name. The illuminated lettering “Oberhausen - cradle of the Ruhr industry”, visible from afar, was installed on it.
Pacelli place 50 Eugenio Pacelli, 1876–1958, from 1939 to 1958 as Pius XII. Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 2012 The Pacelliplatz forms the northern part of the Altmarkt in front of the parish church Herz Jesu , which was named after Pope Pius XII in 2012 at the suggestion of the pastor to Herz Jesu, Peter Fabritz. was named after the former Pacellistraße was renamed Christoph-Schlingensief-Straße. Pacelliplatz with parish church Herz Jesu
Paul-Reusch-Strasse 650 Paul Reusch , 1869–1956, entrepreneur and enemy of National Socialism 1945 Paul-Reusch-Straße leads northwards from Hermann-Albertz-Straße past Saporoschjeplatz to Poststraße. Until 1933 it was called Industriestraße , then until 1945 Hermann-Göring-Straße .
Poststrasse 350 Oberhausen main post office 1945 Poststrasse is located directly at the main post office, it leads from Concordiastrasse as an extension of Friedrich-Karl-Strasse to Willy-Brandt-Platz, makes a curve there and leads southeast to Friedensplatz, behind which it continues as Christian-Steger-Strasse becomes. It is one of the few streets that does not fit the checkerboard pattern of the city center. Between 1934 and 1945 it was called von-Papen-Straße .
Saarstrasse 800 Saar , river 1933 The Saarstrasse leads northwards from the Grenzstrasse to Christian-Steger-Strasse. It was called Schulstrasse until 1933 .
Zaporozhye Square 230 × 35 Zaporozhye , twin town of Oberhausen The Saporoschjeplatz is located between Helmholtz-, Goeben- and Paul-Reusch-Straße directly at the Bert-Brecht-Haus. The square, also known as “the Sapo”, is the location of several traditional and cultural events, especially the Oberhausen after-work market. Zaporozhye Square
Scharnhorststrasse 120 Gerhard von Scharnhorst , 1755–1813, general Scharnhorststraße is the extension of Gutenbergstraße behind the Südmarkt. It leads south to the border road.
Stockmannstrasse 850
in the district 		Wilhelm Stöckmann, 1801–1877, Styrum farmer, who gave the community a piece of land in 1859, on which it built the old market Stöckmannstrasse leads north from Styrum, through the city center, past Südmarkt and Altmarkt to Friedrich-Karl-Strasse. It was originally called Short Street .
Strohgasse 55 Forage trade where you could buy straw In the Strohgasse there used to be the forage sale of Theodor August Kessel, where you could buy straw. The small street connects the Styrumer Straße with the Friedrich-Karl-Straße.
Styrumer Strasse 650 Styrum The Styrumer Straße leads to Styrum and is laid out in the old Styrumer Heide, which was probably the reason for the name of the street. It begins on the Grenzstrasse and leads north to Torgasse.
Gate alley 55 great gate of the merchant Matthias Stamm Torgasse connects Styrumer Strasse in the north-west of the city center with Friedrich-Karl-Strasse. It is named after a large gate that was located here and with which the businessman Matthias Stamm barred his entrance.
Wilhelm-Weyer-Weg 140 Wilhelm Weyer , 1875–1949, first police chief of Oberhausen Wilhelm-Weyer-Weg is a short street between Friedensplatz and Havensteinstraße, directly at the Oberhausen police headquarters.
Willy-Brandt-Platz 120 × 50 Willy Brandt , 1913–1992, Federal Chancellor and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1993 Willy-Brandt-Platz is the forecourt of the main train station and as such a central traffic junction in Oberhausen. In addition to the Oberhausen Hauptbahnhof public transport stop, there is also a shopping area. Originally there was only Bahnhofstrasse here , until the square-like expansion took place in 1934 and the resulting square was named Franz-Seldte-Platz . In 1945 the square was renamed Am Hauptbahnhof , in 1961 Berliner Platz and in 1993 finally Willy-Brandt-Platz . Willy-Brandt-Platz with the main train station
Woerthstrasse 500 Battle of Wörth Wörthstraße leads northwards from Grenzstraße to Marktstraße, behind which it continues as Havensteinstraße. The head office of the Stadtsparkasse Oberhausen is located here.

List of no longer existing streets in the city center

Former street names or deleted streets mentioned in the overview are explained in detail here.

Surname from to renamed to (current) Derivation Remarks
Admiral-Scheer-Strasse 1937 1945 →  Otto-Dibelius-Strasse Reinhard Scheer , 1863–1928, admiral and commander in the Battle of the Skagerrak Before 1937 the street was called Mauerstraße .
Adolf Hitler Square 1933 1945 →  Friedensplatz Adolf Hitler , 1889–1945, dictator of the German Reich Before 1933 the square was called Industrieplatz , originally Kaiserplatz .
At the Central station 1945 August 28, 1961 →  Willy-Brandt-Platz The square is located at Oberhausen Central Station . Originally Bahnhofstrasse was here , then Franz-Seldte-Platz . After 1961, the square was initially called Berliner Platz until 1993 .
Bahnhofstrasse 1934 →  Willy-Brandt-Platz The street is located at the Oberhausen main station . In 1934 the square-like expansion took place and the square was named Franz-Seldte-Platz . From 1945 it was called Am Hauptbahnhof , from 1961 Berliner Platz and since 1993 Willy-Brandt-Platz .
Bahnstrasse 1928 moved in The street was between Moltkestraße (today Hermann-Albertz-Straße) and Linkstraße (today Concordiastraße), directly on the Cologne-Mindener railway .
Bellemestrasse 1934 →  Union Street Bellême , a place near the battle of Beaumont , in which Lieutenant Emil Schwartz, the eldest son of the first mayor of Oberhausen, was killed The street was originally called Moselstraße . After 1934 it was initially called Mackensenstrasse .
Berlin Square August 28, 1961 1993 →  Willy-Brandt-Platz In solidarity with the people of Berlin , the square was fifteen days of the start of construction of the Berlin Wall in Berlin place renamed. Before 1961 the square was called Am Hauptbahnhof , before that it was called Franz-Seldte-Platz until 1945 and before that until 1934 Bahnhofstraße .
Bleichgasse 1932 moved in The Bleichgasse was a connection between Friedrich-Karl- and Styrumer Straße, about 50 meters south and parallel to Marktstraße.
Wide street 1935 →  Langemarkstrasse It used to be a wide street.
Dietrich-Grabbe-Strasse 1933 1945 →  Geibelstrasse Dietrich Grabbe , 1801–1836, playwright Some streets were named after Grabbe in the 1930s because he was venerated as a national poet during the Nazi era . Before 1933 the street was called Querstraße .
Düsseldorf-Münstersche Provinzialstrasse 1892 →  Mülheimer Strasse The street used to connect Düsseldorf with Münster as the Provinzialstraße .
Eintrachtstrasse 1922 divided between →  Flaßhofstrasse and →  Linsingenstrasse As early as 1914, today's Linsingenstrasse was renamed Flaßhofstrasse , today's Flaßhofstrasse followed in 1922.
Eisenstrasse moved in The street was on the site of the Styrum iron industry.
Elbow street 1955 moved in The road was shaped like an elbow . The elbow Street led by the Friedrich-Karl-Straße Helmholtzstraße.
Erich-Koenig-Strasse 1936 1947 →  border road Erich König, Oberhausen fighter pilot who died in the First World War
Flaßhofstrasse 1912 →  Blumenthalstrasse Christian Flaßhof, co-founder of the Concordia colliery Until 1912, today's Blumenthalstraße was called Flaßhofstraße , between 1914 and 1921 today's Linsingenstraße was called (see Flaßhofstraße ), between 1921 and 1938 Linsingen- and today's Flaßhofstraße were called that and since 1938 only today's Flaßhofstraße.
Flaßhofstrasse 1914 1938 divided between →  Linsingenstrasse and →  Flaßhofstrasse . Christian Flaßhof, co-founder of the Concordia colliery Until 1912, today's Blumenthalstrasse was called Flaßhofstrasse . In 1914 the northern part of Eintrachtstraße , today's Linsingenstraße, was assigned to Flaßhofstraße because prostitutes settled in the southern part of the street . When prostitution on Eintrachtstrasse was abolished in 1922 , it was also assigned to Flaßhofstrasse. Prostitution revived in 1938 and the northern part was renamed Linsingenstrasse, while the southern part is still called Flaßhofstrasse today .
Franz-Seldte-Platz 1934 1945 →  Willy-Brandt-Platz Franz Seldte , 1882–1947, NSDAP - Reich Labor Minister Before 1934, this was the Bahnhofstrasse . After 1945, Am Hauptbahnhof followed, and then between 1961 and 1993 Berliner Platz .
Fritz-Todt-Strasse 1941 1945 →  Helmholtzstrasse Fritz Todt , 1891–1942, NSDAP - Reich Minister for Armaments and Ammunition Before 1941 the street was called Rudolf-Heß-Straße , before 1937 Königstraße .
Gerberstrasse moved in The tannery built by Wilhelm Stöckmann used to stand here. The Gerberstraße was between Stöckmann- and also retracted elbow Street .
Gneisenaustrasse →  Johannes-Kampert-Strasse August Neidhardt von Gneisenau , 1760–1831, Field Marshal General
Hermann-Goering-Strasse 1933 1945 →  Paul-Reusch-Strasse Hermann Göring , 1893–1946, NSDAP politician and Commander in Chief of the German Air Force Before 1933 the street was called Industriestrasse .
Garter Street 1892 →  Goebenstrasse The road used to be very narrow.
Industrial place 1933 →  Friedensplatz Originally the square was called Kaiserplatz , after 1933 it was initially called Adolf-Hitler-Platz .
Industriestrasse 1933 →  Paul-Reusch-Strasse The Styrum iron industry used to be here. After 1933 the street was initially called Hermann-Göring-Straße .
Josef-Goebbels-Strasse 1937 1945 →  Havensteinstrasse Joseph Goebbels , 1897-1945, Minister of Propaganda in the era of National Socialism Before 1937 the street was called Kronprinzenstraße . After 1945 it was initially called Krummer Weg out of disgust for Goebbels' Krummer Weg before it was given its current name in 1946.
Kaiserplatz 1904 →  Friedensplatz Honoring the German Emperors The square was later called Industrieplatz , and from 1933 Adolf-Hitler-Platz .
Kaiserplatzstrasse 1931 moved in The street was on Kaiserplatz . Today the Hotel Ruhrland stands here.
Kirchstrasse →  Christian-Steger-Strasse The street is by the Christ Church , the Protestant town church. Later the street was named Lüderitzstraße .
Koenigstrasse 1937 →  Helmholtzstrasse After 1937 the street was initially called Rudolf-Heß-Straße .
Kronprinzenstrasse 1906 1937 →  Havensteinstrasse Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia , 1882–1951 After 1937 the street was initially called Josef-Goebbels-Straße , after 1945 it was called Krummer Weg before it was given its current name in 1946.
Crooked way 1945 1946 →  Havensteinstrasse The street was previously called Josef-Goebbels-Straße since 1937 . In the reason for the renaming in Krummer Weg at the time , it says: “There is no longer any doubt about Josef Goebbels' person. The German people in particular felt that they were the worst propagandist and the greatest master of lies and perversions. With the name Krummer Weg the disgust for this villain and criminal should always be expressed. " In response to a complaint from residents, the Krumme Weg was renamed Havensteinstrasse in 1946 .
Short street →  Stöckmannstrasse It used to be a short street.
Lüderitzstrasse 1947 →  Christian-Steger-Strasse Adolf Lüderitz , 1834–1886, founder of German South West Africa The street was originally called Kirchstrasse .
Mackensenstrasse 1934 1946 →  Union Street August von Mackensen , 1849–1945, Field Marshal General Originally the street was called Moselstraße , later until 1934 Bellemestraße .
Martinstrasse 1896 →  Gutenbergstrasse
Mauerstrasse 1934 →  Otto-Dibelius-Strasse A wall of the Styrum iron industry ran along the entire length of the street. After 1934 the street was initially called Admiral-Scheer-Straße .
Mittelstrasse 1935 →  Christoph-Schlingensief-Strasse After 1935 the street was initially called Rudolf-Herzog-Straße , then from 1959 to 2012 initially Pacellistraße .
Moltkestrasse 1947 →  Hermann-Albertz-Strasse Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke , 1800–1891, Field Marshal General in the Wars of Unification
Moselstrasse →  Union Street Moselle , river The street was later called Bellemestraße and from 1934 then Mackensenstraße .
Pacellistraße 1959 2012 →  Christoph-Schlingensief-Strasse Eugenio Pacelli, 1876–1958, from 1939 to 1958 as Pius XII. Pope of the Roman Catholic Church Before 1959 the street was called Rudolf-Herzog-Straße and before that until 1935 Mittelstraße . It was renamed in 2012 to honor Christoph Schlingensief, who was born nearby and was an altar boy at the parish church Herz Jesu, which is on the street. To compensate, the square in front of the church was renamed Pacelliplatz .
Cross Lane 1937 moved in The cross street once ran from the Friedrich Karl and the Styrumer road between Helmholtz and Market Street.
Cross street 1933 →  Geibelstrasse After 1933 the street was initially called Dietrich-Grabbe-Straße .
Rudolf-Herzog-Strasse 1935 1959 →  Christoph-Schlingensief-Strasse Rudolf Herzog , 1869–1943, German writer Before 1935 the street was called Mittelstraße , after 1959 it was called Pacellistraße .
Rudolf-Hess-Strasse 1937 1941 →  Helmholtzstrasse Rudolf Heß , 1894–1987, deputy of Adolf Hitler Before 1937 the street was called Königstraße . After Hess became a prisoner of war in England, the street was renamed Fritz-Todt-Straße .
Schulstrasse 1933 →  Saarstrasse The road was used as a way to school to the Adolf Feld School.
Streitstrasse →  Linsingenstrasse There used to be a lot of family quarrels in a large house here, called "Polmanns Kaserne". In response to local residents' complaints, the street was initially assigned to the more southern Eintrachtstraße .
Von-Papen-Strasse 1934 1945 →  Poststrasse Franz von Papen , 1879–1969, politician
Zechenstrasse 1934 →  Danziger Strasse The street was on the colliery railway of the colliery Roland .
Zeppelinstrasse October 28, 1981 moved in Ferdinand von Zeppelin , 1838–1917, inventor of the rigid airship The street was about to be named when the zeppelin was very topical. Together with Gneisenaustrasse, it formed the southern boundary of the southern market.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Unless otherwise stated, the source used is: Alfred & Ulrich Lindemann: 500 Kilometer Oberhausener Strassegeschichte , 1997.
  2. ↑ Open Street Map. Retrieved September 11, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Big Beautiful Buildings: Friedrich-Karl-Strasse residential high-rise. Accessed March 31, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Big Beautiful Buildings: Hans Böckler Vocational College. Accessed March 31, 2019 .
  5. ^ Alfred & Ulrich Lindemann: 500 Kilometers of Oberhausen Street History , p. 84, 1997.