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Oberhausen is an independent city in the western Ruhr area and on the lower Lower Rhine in the administrative district of Düsseldorf in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Oberhausen is part of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region. It is a member of the Rhineland regional association, the Ruhr regional association, the Ruhr 2030 city region and the working group for bicycle-friendly cities and communities in North Rhine-Westphalia. The St. Antony ironworks commissioned in 1758 in today's urban area, the first in the Ruhr area, owes Oberhausen the nickname "cradle of the Ruhr industry". Today, shopping and leisure facilities form a focal point of the economy; Shopping centers, amusement parks, museums, theaters and other attractions record high visitor numbers every year.