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Local court in Oberhausen – commercial register

The local court in Oberhausen maintains the commercial register for the Oberhausen region. Oberhausen has transformed from a centre of heavy industry (Gutehoffnungshütte) into a service and retail location. CentrO is one of Europe’s largest shopping centres; utilities such as evo, Sterkrade’s brewing tradition and logistics also shape the economy.

Oberhausen as a business location

Oberhausen symbolises successful structural change: CentrO, Europe’s largest shopping centre, and Neue Mitte created a modern service centre on the former Gutehoffnungshütte and Babcock-Borsig sites. evo (energy and water), Stadtwerke Oberhausen, the MAN Diesel & Turbo legacy and the Sterkrade brewery shape its industrial and municipal sectors. König-Pilsener-Arena, the Gasometer and the redeveloped Olga-Park connect industrial heritage with events and tourism. Hochschule Ruhr West also makes Oberhausen an academic centre in the northern Ruhr region.

Address & contact

Local court in Oberhausen, commercial register
Friedensplatz 1, 46045 Oberhausen
Telephone: 0208 8586-1

Opening and consultation hours

Monday to Friday: 08:00–12:00 (payments counter); also Thursday: 14:00–15:00. Waiting times of up to 20 minutes are possible.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Oberhausen maintains commercial register A (HRA) for sole traders, general partnerships (OHG) and limited partnerships (KG), and commercial register B (HRB) for limited liability companies (GmbH), stock corporations (AG) and European companies (SE). The shift from steel to CentrO, structural change and experience-led retail in the Ruhr region make the city an important registration location. Its HRB includes CentrO branches, evo, Stadtwerke Oberhausen and numerous redevelopment project companies on the former GHH and Babcock-Borsig sites.

How does ordering work?

Enter the company name or registration number (HRA/HRB) of the company in Oberhausen in our online form. Our staff retrieve the extract directly from the local court in Oberhausen and email the document to you as a PDF. Officially certified copies and apostilles are sent by post.

Common uses in Oberhausen

• Credit checks on retail chains and CentrO tenants
• Evidence for logistics and event contracts (König-Pilsener-Arena)
• Documents for investments in utilities and municipal services
• Certification for redevelopment projects on former industrial sites

Processing time

PDF extracts: usually within 1–15 minutes after acceptance of the complete order during our service hours (Monday–Friday 09:00–18:00, Saturday 09:00–15:00, German local time). Outside these hours, processing starts in the next service period. Without a valid request for early performance, processing starts no earlier than the end of the withdrawal period. We confirm the processing start when accepting your order. Official certification: usually 2–4 weeks; apostilles: usually 6 weeks, in each case after acceptance of the complete documents. Postal transit time is additional. Legalisation: processing time on request. Availability and processing by public authorities may delay delivery; these are estimates, not guaranteed deadlines.