List of streets in Oberhausen-Klosterhardt

The list of streets in Oberhausen-Klosterhardt describes the street system in the Oberhausen district of Klosterhardt with the corresponding historical references.

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5790 people live in Klosterhardt. Together with Tackenberg-Ost, Rothebusch and part of Vonderort and Osterfeld-Heide, the district forms the postcode area 46119.

Starting in the north, the district is bounded clockwise as follows: Elpenbach , Schwarzwaldstraße, Wengestraße and the grounds of the RSV / GA Klosterhardt zu Tackenberg -Ost, Harkortstraße, Jacobi golf center, Jacobi sports and play facility and Im Fuhlenbrock to the Fuhlenbrock district of Bottrop , Teutoburger Straße to Rothebusch and Osterfeld-Heide , Dinnendahlstraße to Sterkrade-Mitte . The streets in the district, which is sometimes called "Klosterhardt-Nord" and bordering the north, can be found in the list of streets in Oberhausen-Tackenberg-Ost .

There are 34 designated traffic areas in Klosterhardt, including no space. Six of these streets are only partially in the district:
Harkortstrasse and Im Fuhlenbrock form the border to Fuhlenbrock, Teutoburger Strasse the border to Rothebusch and Osterfeld-Heide. The Dinnendahlstraße forms the border to Sterkrade-Mitte and continues to Tackenberg, Antonie- and Elpenbachstraße also cross the Elpenbach to Tackenberg.

The following state and district roads run through the district:

• Landesstraße 155 on Teutoburger Straße (from Sterkrade-Mitte, further in Fuhlenbrock)
• Kreisstraße 9 on Elpenbachstraße (from Tackenberg-Ost, end of the L155)
• Kreisstraße 17 on Harkortstraße (continue in Rothebusch)

Some streets are part of themed groups. These include:

• Entrepreneurs and industrialists with a connection to the Ruhr area, in the east of Klosterhardt (especially in the Jacobisiedlung): Hanielstraße, Harkortstraße, Heinrichstraße, Hugostraße, Huyssenstraße, Jacobistraße, Luegstraße, Wengestraße, Zieglerstraße
• Relation to birches , in the Birkenhofsiedlung: Baststrasse, Birkenhof, Birkenstrasse, Borkstrasse
• Relation to the heather area before the settlement of the Klosterhardt, in the west of Klosterhardt: Amselstraße, Buschstraße, Hasenstraße
• Reference to the single home of the GHH collieries in the Jacobisiedlung: Heimstraße, Ledigenstraße
• Relation to the battle at Hartmannswillerkopf : Hartmannsweilerstraße, Vogesenstraße

There are also street names distributed over Klosterhardt with reference to (formerly) German low mountain ranges: Spessartstraße, Teutoburger Straße, Vogesenstraße. These street names form a large thematic group with corresponding street names in the more northerly Tackenberg-Ost (e.g. Schwarzwaldstraße) and in the more western Sterkrade-Mitte (e.g. Westerwaldstraße).

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 of the street section within Klosterhardt, provided the street continues into neighboring districts.
• The addition with spur roads indicates the length of all road sections together for branched roads.
• 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
Amselstrasse	240	Blackbird , genus of birds	1936	Amselstraße leads from Teutoburger Straße to Hasenstraße, behind which it continues as Klosterhardter Straße. Some streets in the area are named in reference to the former heather area.
Antoniestrasse	500 in the district	St. Antony Hut , former ironworks		The St. Antony hut in Klosterhardt was founded in 1758 as the first ironworks in the Ruhr area and therefore bears the name "cradle of the Ruhr industry". It is named after St. Anthony of Padua . The Antoniestraße begins in Tackenberg and leads south past the hut and then south-west through Klosterhardt to Teutoburger Straße, before which it ends as a dead end with pedestrian access. The famous Antoniepark is located around St.-Antony-Hütte and Antoniestraße.
Baststrasse	240	Bast , here a reference to the birch trees		Baststrasse leads from Brohmstrasse to Harkortstrasse. It is located in the Birkenhofsiedlung, a miners' settlement from the time after the First World War, in which all street names are named with reference to birch trees.
Birkenhof	30th	Birch , tree genus		"Birkenhof" is the name of the short spur road to Birkenstrasse, as well as the settlement in which it is located, a miners' settlement from the time after the First World War.
Birkenstrasse	700	Birch , tree genus		Birkenstrasse leads in an arc from Brohmstrasse to Klosterhardter Strasse. It crosses the Birkenhofsiedlung, a miners' settlement from the time after the First World War, in which all street names are named with reference to birch trees.
Bockmühlenstrasse	290	Post mill, old watermill		The post mill used to be in the valley of the Elpenbach, from which it was operated, and was demolished after the Second World War, long after it ceased operations. The name "Bockmühle" appeared in a directory as early as 1805. The street named after her leads north from Teutoburger Straße to Antoniepark, where the Bockmühle used to be.
Borkstrasse	240	Bark , related to birch trees		Borkstrasse leads from Teutoburger Strasse to Birkenstrasse. It crosses the Birkenhofsiedlung, a miners' settlement from the time after the First World War, in which all street names are named with reference to birch trees.
Brohmstrasse	200	"Brohm", old word for gorse		Brohmstrasse connects Baststrasse and Teutoburger Strasse. Like some streets in the area, it is named in reference to the former heathland area.
Bush road	250	"Busch", term for striking wood		The bush road was laid out in an area in which there were logs and bats. This area is already marked on the Osterfeld land use map from 1825 to 1866. It leads from Hasenstrasse to behind Amselstrasse.
Dinnendahlstrasse	300 in the district	Franz Dinnendahl , 1775–1826, pioneer of the steam engine	1937	Franz Dinnendahl built the first steam engine for mining (Zeche Vollmond in Bochum-Langendreer). This was produced in cooperation with the Oberhausen industrial companies St.-Antony-Hütte (in Osterfeld, near Dinnendahlstrasse) and Gutehoffnungshütte (in Sterkrade). The Dinnendahlstrasse forms the border between Schleifmühlenstrasse and Teutoburger Strasse between the city districts of Sterkrade and Osterfeld, thus also between Sterkrade-Mitte and Klosterhardt. Until 1937 it was called Teichstraße in the border area .
Elpenbachstrasse	600 in the district	Elpenbach , stream course	1936	The Elpenbach rises in the former grounds of the Jacobi coking plant and fed the Sterkrader Klostermühle as early as the Middle Ages. Since 1754 its water was needed for the operation of the St. Antony hut on its banks, and since 1782 for the Gutehoffnungshütte . Elpenbachstraße crosses this stream, which forms the boundary between the district and Tackenberg-Ost, and is therefore named after him. Until 1936 it was called Bachstraße in the Klosterhardt part . It begins in Tackenberg-Ost and crosses Klosterhardt southwards to Teutoburger Straße.
Hanielstrasse	300	Franz Haniel junior , 1842–1916, German entrepreneur and industrialist		Franz Haniel junior was a German entrepreneur who actively campaigned for the development of the Franz Haniel colliery, which is therefore named after him. Hanielstrasse is located in the “Jacobisiedlung” miners' settlement built between 1912 and 1928 by Gutehoffnungshütte, in which almost all streets are named after entrepreneurs with a connection to mining. It leads from Ziegler- to Jacobistraße.
Harkortstrasse	1400	Friedrich Harkort , 1793–1880, German entrepreneur and industrialist	1937	Harkort was an industrial pioneer in the Ruhr area and in 1848 a member of the Frankfurt National Assembly . The street named after him leads north from Teutoburger Straße to the Bottrop district of Fuhlenbrock, where it continues as Spechtstraße. The Evangelical Cemetery Osterfeld and the sports field of the RSV / GA Klosterhardt 1929 are located here . Until 1937, Harkortstrasse was called Fuhlenbrockstrasse in the southern part and Egelbuschstrasse in the northern part .
Hartmannsweilerstrasse	400	Hartmannswillerkopf , battle site in the First World War	1936	Hartmannsweilerstraße was called Biefangweg until 1936 . It had to be renamed to Oberhausen as part of the incorporation of Osterfeld and Sterkrade. In this wave of renaming, many streets were given the names of battle sites or war events, which is why it can be assumed that this street is named after the battle of the Hartmannswillerkopf. It leads from Elpenbachstraße to Vogesenstraße, which is named after the mountains in which the Hartmannswillerkopf is located.
Hasenstrasse	350	Hares , genus of mammals		The name of this connection between Elpenbachstrasse and Antoniestrasse is reminiscent of the heath area that was on the Klosterhardt before the settlement.
Heimstrasse	55	Relation to the single home of the GHH collieries		The former single home of the mines of Gutehoffnungshütte, in which single miners were housed, is located between Heimstraße and Singlestraße. The streets are located in the "Jacobisiedlung" built between 1912 and 1928, they connect Huyssen and Teutoburger Straße.
Heinrichstrasse	200	Heinrich Arnold Huyssen , 1779–1870, German entrepreneur and industrialist		Heinrich Huyssen was a mining pioneer in the Ruhr area. Like Huyssenstrasse, which is also named after him, Heinrichstrasse is located in the “Jacobisiedlung” miners' settlement built by Gutehoffnungshütte from 1912 to 1928, in which almost all streets are named after entrepreneurs with a connection to mining. It connects Jacobi and Teutoburger Strasse.
Hugostrasse	400	Hugo Haniel , 1810–1893, German entrepreneur and industrialist		Hugo Haniel, son of Franz Haniel senior and father of Franz Haniel junior, was a promoter of mining in the Ruhr area. The street named after him is located in the “Jacobisiedlung” miners' settlement built by Gutehoffnungshütte from 1912 to 1928, in which almost all streets were named after entrepreneurs with a connection to mining. It leads from Teutoburger Strasse in an arc to Zieglerstrasse.
Huyssenstrasse	650	Heinrich Arnold Huyssen , 1779–1870, German entrepreneur and industrialist		Heinrich Huyssen was a mining pioneer in the Ruhr area. Like Heinrichstrasse, which is also named after him, Huyssenstrasse is located in the “Jacobisiedlung” miners' settlement built by Gutehoffnungshütte from 1912 to 1928, in which almost all streets are named after entrepreneurs with a connection to mining. It crosses the settlement from Hugostraße westwards to the street Im Fuhlenbrock.
In the Fuhlenbrock	450 in the district	Fuhlenbrock , district of Bottrop		This street forms the border to the Bottrop district of Fuhlenbrock and is therefore named after it. It begins on Teutoburger Strasse as an extension of Siepenstrasse northwards until it leaves Klosterhardt. The eastern half of the street is part of Fuhlenbrock. The street used to be called Waldstrasse . The large Jacobi sports complex is located here.
Jacobistrasse	510 all road sections together	Gottlob Jacobi , 1770–1823, German entrepreneur and industrialist		Gottlob Jacobi was the hut manager of the hut "Neu-Essen", which belonged to the abbess of Essen. In 1795 he bought the St. Antony hut in Klosterhardt for the abbess . In 1808 he became a co-founder of the "Hüttengewerkschaft Jacobi, Haniel and Huyssen". The Jacobi mine , which was sunk between 1912 and 1913 and closed in 1974, was named after him and was located on this street, as was the “Jacobisiedlung” miners' settlement built here. Jacobistraße is located in the east of this settlement, all of which are named after industrial pioneers in the Ruhr area, and leads there from Heinrichstraße to Im Fuhlenbrock street; it is also assigned a connection from Huyssenstraße to the rest of Jacobistraße. The settlement's elementary school, which is located on Teutoburger Straße, also bears the same name (“Jacobischule”), as does the “Jacobi” sports facility north of Jacobistraße and the “Jacobi” golf center north of the street.
Small street	180	small street		The Kleine Straße is not particularly small, but smaller than the streets surrounding it. It runs parallel to Schmalen Strasse as a cul-de-sac from Hartmannsweilerstrasse northwards to the cemetery of the Catholic parish of St. Franziskus.
Klosterhardter Strasse	850	named after Klosterhardt himself		The Klosterhardter Straße is named after Klosterhardt itself, as it crosses the old core of this district: it leads from Hasenstraße eastwards to Vogesenstraße, from there as a footpath to Harkortstraße. The Catholic Church of St. Antonius, built between 1913 and 1915, is located here. Since 2007, the parish of St. Franziskus has formed the parish of St. Franziskus within the Osterfelder Propstei St. Pankratius, together with the parishes of the "Heidekirche" St. Josef and the Tackenberger Jakobuskirche.
Single Street	60	Relation to the single home of the GHH collieries		The former single home of the mines of Gutehoffnungshütte, in which single miners were housed, is located between Heimstraße and Singlestraße. The streets are located in the "Jacobisiedlung" built between 1912 and 1928, they connect Huyssen and Teutoburger Straße.
Luegstrasse	60	Wilhelm Lueg , 1792–1864, German entrepreneur and industrialist		Lueg was an industrial pioneer in the Ruhr area and ran three ironworks. He was also the teacher of Gottlob Jacobi. The street named after him is located in the “Jacobisiedlung” miners' settlement built by Gutehoffnungshütte from 1912 to 1928, in which almost all streets were named after entrepreneurs with a connection to mining. It forms a short connection between Huyssenstrasse and Teutoburger Strasse.
Memelstrasse	120	Memel , former German city		The Memelstraße connects the Hasenstraße and Klosterhardter Straße in an arch, directly at the Antoniuskirche. It is named after the former German city that is now part of Lithuania under the name Klaipėda.
Schleifmühlenstrasse	210	former wood grinding mill		In 1820, iron production was completely relocated from the St. Antony hut in Klosterhardt to the Gutehoffnungshütte in Sterkrade. A paper mill was built at the St. Antony Hut, which included a wood grinding mill that separates the wood from the bark. The Schleifmühlenstraße, which connects Dinnendahlstraße and Bockmühlenstraße directly at Antoniepark, was named after this grinding mill, and obviously based on the neighboring Bockmühlenstraße. The paper mill was given up as early as 1827 and the blast furnace started up again.
Narrow street	120	narrow street		Schmale Straße is actually a narrow cul-de-sac to Hartmannsweilerstraße, parallel to Kleine Straße.
Spessartstrasse	150	Spessart , low mountain range in Bavaria and Hesse		The Spessartstrasse arches connecting Elpenbachstrasse and Klosterhardter Strasse. Some streets in the area, in the southeastern Sterkrade and northwestern Osterfeld, are named after German and formerly German low mountain ranges.
Teutoburger Strasse	1700 in the district	Teutoburg Forest , low mountain range in North Rhine-Westphalia	1936	Some streets in the area, in the southeastern Sterkrade and northwestern Osterfeld, are named after low mountain ranges, including the Teutoburger Strasse, which leads from Sterkrade-Mitte eastwards through Tackenberg to Klosterhardt, where it ends at the city limits of Bottrop. In Bottrop it will be continued as Sterkrader Straße. The Teutoburg Forest is of particular importance among the low mountain ranges, as Arminius there defeated a Roman lord under Varus in 9 AD. The Externsteine ​​can also be found in the Teutoburg Forest. Teutoburger Strasse was called Breitestrasse in Osterfeld until 1936 . The road forms the southern border of the Klosterhardt to Osterfeld-Heide and Rothebusch. The Jacobi School, established in 1914, is located here.
Turnplatzstrasse	150	Relation to a Turnvater-Jahn monument		Turnplatzstraße is located in the "Jacobisiedlung" built between 1912 and 1928 for miners from the Gutehoffnungshütte. It leads from Hanielstraße to Teutoburger Straße and is not directly adjacent, but close to the large Jacobi sports complex. In addition, there used to be a memorial for gymnastics father Jahn; it was named based on this.
Vosges road	550	Vosges , low mountain range in eastern France	1936	Some streets in the area, in the southeastern Sterkrade and northwestern Osterfeld, are named after low mountain ranges, including the Vogesenstrasse. There is also a reference to the adjacent Hartmannsweilerstraße, which is named after a mountain in the Vosges. The Vogesenstraße leads north from the Harkortstraße and ends as a dead end behind the Hartmannsweilerstraße. Until 1936 it was called Hardtstrasse .
Wengestraße	150	Franz von der Wenge , 1707–1788, German entrepreneur and industrial pioneer	1933	Canon Franz Freiherr von Wenge was the founder of the St. Antony Hut , the cradle of the Ruhr industry. The street named after him is located in the extreme northeast of Klosterhardt, on the Schwarzwaldstraße and the sports facility of the RSV / GA Klosterhardt. It was called Bogenstrasse until 1933 .
Zieglerstrasse	110	Gottfried Ziegler , 1840–1922, German industrialist		Ziegler was a commercial councilor who did outstanding work for the Gutehoffnungshütte and was made an honorary citizen of Oberhausen in 1908. The street named after him is located in the “Jacobisiedlung” miners' settlement built by Gutehoffnungshütte from 1912 to 1928, in which almost all streets were named after entrepreneurs with a connection to mining. It leads from Huyssenstrasse to behind Hanielstrasse.

List of no longer existing streets

Surname	from	to	renamed to (current)	Derivation	Remarks
Bachstrasse		1936	→  Elpenbachstrasse	Elpenbach , stream course	In 1936, Bachstraße was merged with Tackenberger Teilungsstraße to form Elpenbachstraße.
Biefangweg		1936	→  Hartmannsweilerstrasse	Biefang , old hallway name	The name Biefang for the area in which this street is located appeared in the Osterfeld cadastre as early as 1825.
Bogenstrasse		1933	→  Wengestraße	curved road
Wide street		1936	→  Teutoburger Strasse	wider road expansion compared to the surrounding roads
Egelbuschstrasse		1937	→  Harkortstrasse	Heinrich Egelbusch, farm owner	In 1937 Egelbuschstrasse was merged with Fuhlenbrockstrasse to the north .
Fuhlenbrockstrasse		1937	→  Harkortstrasse	Fuhlenbrock , district of Bottrop	In 1937 Fuhlenbrockstrasse was merged with Egelbuschstrasse to the north .
Hardtstrasse		1934	→  Vosges road	named after Klosterhardt himself	The part of the name "Hardt" means "height".
Teichstrasse		1937	→  Dinnendahlstrasse	former pond of the Elpenbach in the "Bronkhorstfeld"
Forest road			→  In the Fuhlenbrock	Kölln forest	The forest road led in the further course into the Köllnischen forest.

See also

• List of streets in Oberhausen
• List of streets in Oberhausen-Tackenberg-Ost

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Unless otherwise stated, the source used is: Alfred & Ulrich Lindemann: 500 Kilometer Oberhausener Strassegeschichte , 1997