Wattenscheid

Wattenscheid street scene

Wattenscheid (German pronunciation: [ˈvatn̩ˌʃaɪ̯t] ) 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.