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 Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof and Bahnhofs Center.
Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof
Railway station
Photo: Marc Schuelper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the German city of Gelsenkirchen. It connects the city to the regional and long-distance rail service of Deutsche Bahn and other railway companies in Germany.
Bahnhofs Center
Shopping center
Photo: Marc Schuelper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bahnhofs Center is a shopping center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wattenscheid and Leithe.
Wattenscheid
Suburb
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wattenscheid is a Stadtbezirk of the German city of Bochum, in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia. Until its incorporation into Bochum in 1975, Wattenscheid was an independent town with a long history dating back to its first recorded mention in 880. Wattenscheid is situated 4 km southeast of Gelsenkirchen.
Leithe
Suburb
Photo: Raenmaen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leithe is the northwesternmost part of the city of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The population used to speak Westphalian, but now standard German is the commonly used language. Leithe is situated 3½ km south of Gelsenkirchen.
Gelsenkirchen-Schalke
Suburb
Gelsenkirchen-Schalke is a quarter of Gelsenkirchen. In its current boundaries, it has an area of 2.968 square kilometres and 21,510 inhabitants. Thanks to the local football club FC Schalke 04, the district is at least as well known nationally as the city of Gelsenkirchen.
Gelsenkirchen
- Type: Locality with 268,000 residents
- Also known as: “05513000” and “Stadt Gelsenkirchen”
- Location: Gelsenkirchen, Münster, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.5087° or 51° 30′ 31″ northLongitude
7.0968° or 7° 5′ 49″ eastPopulation
268,000Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
9F39G35W+FPGeoNames ID
6553086
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