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Westfield CENTRO (formally known as CentrO until August 31st, 2021) is a shopping mall in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It forms part of a large commercial development called the Neue Mitte ("new center").
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| Location | Oberhausen, Germany |
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| Coordinates | 51°29′30″N 6°52′36″E / 51.49167°N 6.87667°E |
| Address | Neue Mitte Oberhausen |
| Opening date | 12 September 1996 |
| Owner | CentrO Management GmbH / Unibail-Rodamco / Canada Pension Plan Investment Board |
| Architect | Rhode, Kellermann, Wawrowsky |
| No. of stores and services | 250+ |
| Total retail floor area | 125,000 m2 (1,350,000 sq ft) |
| Website | www |
Westfield CENTRO is Germany's largest shopping mall. The development was rather controversial, with neighbouring municipalities opposing the size and scope of the project, fearing a loss of sales to businesses in their city centers.[1]
References
edit- ^ Basten, Ludger: "Die Neue Mitte Oberhausen: Ein Großprojekt der Stadtentwicklung im Spannungsfeld von Politik und Planung"; Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, 1998 (in German). ISBN 3-7643-5903-X
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