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'''Obenseuer''' ([[:wikipedia:Help:IPA/English#Key|/ˈʔoːbənˈsuɚ/]] [[:wikipedia:Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key|''oben-soo-er'']]) is a rundown residential district and former mining city in [[Stalburg]], located in the northern part of the city along the M5 Motorway. Obenseuer has an infamous reputation in Stalburg for the decrepit state of its buildings and high crime rates. | '''Obenseuer''' ([[:wikipedia:Help:IPA/English#Key|/ˈʔoːbənˈsuɚ/]] [[:wikipedia:Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key|''oben-soo-er'']]) is a rundown residential district and former mining city in [[Stalburg]], located in the northern part of the city along the M5 Motorway. Obenseuer has an infamous reputation in Stalburg for the decrepit state of its buildings and high crime rates. | ||
Obenseuer has its own | Obenseuer has its own coin-based currency called [[Open Sewer Coins]], which have a very low monetary value and are only accepted in a few places outside of Obenseuer. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The founding date of Obenseuer is unknown, but it was was originally a prosperous small mining town, thanks to a successful ore mine in the district. The mine was closed down when it ran dry in 1958, depopulating the town when most of the workforce relocated to Stalburg. In 1973, Obenseuer's city municipality merged with Stalburg's. | The founding date of Obenseuer is unknown, but it was was originally a prosperous small mining town, thanks to a successful ore mine in the district. The mine was closed down when it ran dry in 1958, depopulating the town when most of the workforce relocated to Stalburg. In 1973, Obenseuer's city municipality merged with Stalburg's. | ||
In the late 1970s, The Walter Corporation began large-scale public housing projects and started constructing buildings on the old mining grounds of Obenseuer to accommodate cheap housing for Stalburg's growing workforce. The intention of this was to replace the cheap construction in the next 25 years. The construction came under scrutiny of a building field inspector, John Stalberg, who documented that the buildings were | In the late 1970s, The Walter Corporation began large-scale public housing projects and started constructing buildings on the old mining grounds of Obenseuer to accommodate cheap housing for Stalburg's growing workforce. The intention of this was to replace the cheap construction in the next 25 years. The construction came under scrutiny of a building field inspector, John Stalberg, who documented that the buildings were made of dangerously poor quality concrete and needed to be rebuilt. These reports were ignored by the corrupt Department of Construction and Planning, who disposed of Stalberg's reports. | ||
The majority of Obenseuer's problems began to develop following the bankruptcy of Stalburg Steel in 1981, leading to massive unemployment for the tenants. The repercussions of the poor state of the tenements were felt when one collapsed in 1993. The district got its appropriate nickname of "Open Sewer" when construction work of a railway line caused a leak in mining slag, contaminating waters in the nearby canals and creating a foul smell. | The majority of Obenseuer's problems began to develop following the bankruptcy of Stalburg Steel in 1981, leading to massive unemployment for the tenants. The repercussions of the poor state of the tenements were felt when one collapsed in 1993. The district got its appropriate nickname of "Open Sewer" when construction work of a railway line caused a leak in mining slag, contaminating waters in the nearby canals and creating a foul smell. | ||