Kreisfreie Stadt Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia. Gelsenkirchen, like neighbouring cities, is refining its image promoting its industrial culture. Old refineries have been remodelled into event halls and ice skating rinks.- Locality with 268,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 40 metres (131 feet)
- …is also known as “Gelsenkirchen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arena AufSchalke and ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen.
Arena AufSchalke
Stadium
Arena AufSchalke, currently known as Veltins-Arena for…
ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen
Zoo
ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen, founded on April 14…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buer and Herten.
Buer
Suburb
Buer is the largest suburb of Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Kreisfreie Stadt Gelsenkirchen
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Latitude
51.5569° or 51° 33′ 25″ north
Longitude
7.0819° or 7° 4′ 55″ east
Open location code
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