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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arena AufSchalke and ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen.
Arena AufSchalke
Stadium
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Arena AufSchalke, currently known as Veltins-Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof and pitch, football stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen
Zoo
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ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen, founded on April 14, 1949, as "Ruhr-Zoo", is one of the most modern zoological gardens in Germany. It was founded on a heavily shelled area in Gelsenkirchen adjacent to a port on the Rhine–Herne Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buer and Herten.
Buer
Suburb
Buer is the largest suburb of Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Hochstrasse in the heart of Buer is the largest shopping street in Gelsenkirchen.
Herten
Town
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Herten is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the industrial Ruhr Area, some 5 km west of Recklinghausen. Herten is situated 6 km northeast of Kreisfreie Stadt Gelsenkirchen.
Kreisfreie Stadt Gelsenkirchen
- Type: Locality with 268,000 residents
- Also known as: “Gelsenkirchen”
- Location: Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.5569° or 51° 33′ 25″ northLongitude
7.0819° or 7° 4′ 55″ eastPopulation
268,000Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
9F39H34J+QQGeoNames ID
3247439
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