Car Hire Oberhausen - Mini guide to Oberhausen

The city of Oberhausen at the Ruhr area (North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany) is close to Düsseldorf and is the result of the 19th century’s economic growth. The shift from a rural to an urban setting took place during the mid 1800-s and the factors that stayed responsible are the newly discovered coalmines and the set-up of the steel industry. Yesterday’s Oberhausen was thus more a huge industrial complex than a city; it merged together the adjoining villages as well as the towns of Sterkrade and Osterfeld.

Speaking of the present, the city of Oberhausen is more a commercial centre that has taken help of its abandoned past in order to make the revival a success. A visit to the huge shopping mall in the centre of town shall prove that; it was built on one of the abandoned sites of the former steel industry. Another example is The Gasometer, which has now been transformed to an exhibition hall. The Rheinische Industrie Museum has been built in the premises of the former zinc company Altenberg; the exhibits showing the evolution of metallurgy. But if the subject id not to your liking then turn to the lighter side of life and visit the international award short films festival at the local theatre built in the 1920s.

Car hire deals in: Germany

We rent the following types of cars: Economy (Vauxhall Corsa or equiv.), Mini, Small family (Ford Focus or equiv.), Medium family (Toyota Avensis or equiv.), large family (BMW 5 series), 4x4, SUV, Convertible, Van, Sports car, Luxury cars.

Hire cheap cars from the following suppliers, Ebookers, Opodo, Avis, Expedia, Sixt, Thrifty and budget rental prices from EasyCar, Budget, Holiday Autos, Economy, 121carhire.