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.
Wattenscheid is first mentioned in a church document from Werden Abbey in AD 880, by the name of Villa Uattanscethe.
The oldest church in Wattenscheid, St. Gertrud von Brabant, was built in the 9th century.
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Address: Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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