Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen is a city in . Gelsenkirchen, like neighbouring cities, is refining its image promoting its industrial culture. Old refineries have been remodelled into event halls and ice skating rinks.
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  • Locality with about 268,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
  • Also known as
    “05513000”
    “Stadt Gelsenkirchen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof and Bahnhofs Center.
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is a railway station in the German city of .
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is a shopping center.
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is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wattenscheid and Leithe.
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is a Stadtbezirk of the German city… is situated 4 km southeast of Gelsenkirchen.
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is the northwesternmost part of the city… is situated 3½ km south of Gelsenkirchen.
is a quarter of .

Gelsenkirchen

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Latitude
51.5087° or 51° 30′ 31″ north
Longitude
7.0968° or 7° 5′ 49″ east
Open location code
9F39G35W+FP
Geo­Names ID
6553086

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen Railway Station and Güterbahnhof Gelsenkirchen-Schalke.

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