Bochum

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Bo·chum

(bō′kəm, -KHo͝om)

A city of west-central Germany in the Ruhr Valley east of Essen. It was chartered in 1321.

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Bochum

(German ˈboːxum)

(Placename) an industrial city in NW Germany, in W North Rhine-Westphalia: university (1965). Pop: 387 283 (2003 est)

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Bo•chum

(ˈboʊ xʊm)

n.

a city in central North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany. 413,400.

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-Opel confirms end of vehicle production at Bochum plant

Opel said efforts to try to rescue its Bochum car plant in Germany had been to no avail and it still intended to stop vehicle production there in 2016.

Opel sees no alternative to closing Bochum

CAIRO: Borussia Dortmund's Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan helped his team to a 2-0 win over Antar Yahia's Bochum in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

Zidan untroubled by Yahia as Dortmund beat Bochum

Nokia contributes EUR20m to plan to help the City of Bochum in Germany

Finnish telecomms solutions provider Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced on Tuesday (15 January) plans to discontinue the production of mobile devices in Germany and close its Bochum site by mid-2008.

Nokia to close production site in Germany

ALAN Shearer hit his first two goals from open play in pre-season - but every time the Newcastle and England star did the trick, Bochum went down the other end and scored themselves.

FOOTBALL: SHEARER UNDONE BY DEFENCE; BOCHUM 3 NEWCASTLE 2

The head of German carmaker Opel, under pressure from parent General Motors to end losses, refused to promise workers at its plant in Bochum on Monday that their jobs would be safeguarded after 2014.