Gelsenkirchen
town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Gelsenkirchen (UK: /ˈɡɛlzənkɪərxən/, US: /ˌɡɛlzənˈkɪərxən/, German: [ˌɡɛlzn̩ˈkɪʁçn̩]; Westphalian: Gelsenkiärken) is a city in Germany in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is about 63 kilometres (39.1 miles) north of Cologne in the so-called Ruhr Area.
Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkiärken (Westphalian) | |
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 The Ruhr Music Theatre MiR | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Gelsenkirchen  | |
  Gelsenkirchen  Gelsenkirchen | |
| Coordinates: 51°31′N 07°06′E / 51.517°N 7.100°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Frank Baranowski (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.84 km2 (40.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 263,000 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 45801-45899 |
| Dialling codes | 0209 |
| Vehicle registration | GE |
| Website | www.gelsenkirchen.de |
About 269,000 people live there. In the past it was dominated by coal mining and steel industry. The city is famous for its football (soccer) club FC Schalke 04.
References
change- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ "www.lds.nrw.de/statistik". Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
Other websites
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Media related to Gelsenkirchen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official City Website Archived 2010-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Schalke 04 Website
- Gelsenkirchen Blog
- Official MiR Website
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