Wattenscheid

Wattenscheid (German pronunciation: [ˈvatn̩ˌʃaɪ̯t] ⓘ) is a Stadtbezirk of the city of Bochum.

The oldest church in Wattenscheid, St. Gertrud von Brabant, was built in the 9th century.

During the Thirty Years' War, the area was occupied by Spanish troops from 1623 to 1629.

The last coal mine in Wattenscheid and Bochum (Zeche Hannover) was closed in 1973 and is now part of a museum.

[3] 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.