Wattenscheid

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Wattenscheid street scene

Wattenscheid is a Stadtbezirk of the city of Bochum. Until 1975, it was a separate town in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia. Wattenscheid has a population of about 80,000 citizens. Some notable firms have their headquarters in there, such as Steilmann.

Quarters of Wattenscheid[]

• Eppendorf
• Günnigfeld
• Höntrop
• Leithe
• Westenfeld

Gallery[]

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  Bahnhofstrasse

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  Hochstrasse

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  View of a street

Sport[]

The football club SG Wattenscheid 09, which played at the highest German level for men, the Bundesliga, from 1990 to 1994 and for women, the Women's Bundesliga, in the 2007–08 season, is located in Wattenscheid.

The athletics club is also located in Wattenscheid.

The chess club SV Wattenscheid plays at the highest level in Germany, the Chess Bundesliga.

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wattenscheid.

• Heraldry of Wattenscheid

Coordinates: 51°29′N 7°08′E / 51.483°N 7.133°E / 51.483; 7.133

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