Gladbeck

Gladbeck is a town in the district of Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Gladbeck is quite a young town, first recognised 21 July 1919 when it was given town rights.

Locality with 75,500 residents
…lies at an elevation of 60 metres (197 feet)
Also known as
“05562014”
“Stadt Gladbeck”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wittringen Castle and Public library Gladbeck.

Wittringen Castle

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Wittringen Castle or Wittringen House is a moated…

Public library Gladbeck

Library

Photo: Stabi Glad, CC0.

Stadion Gladbeck

Stadium

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Stadion Gladbeck is a multi-use stadium in Gladbeck, Germany.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buer and Kirchhellen.

Buer

Suburb

Buer is the largest suburb of Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia. Buer is situated 5 km east of Gladbeck.

Kirchhellen

Town

Photo: Sinus, CC BY 3.0.

Kirchhellen is a town, which is situated 6 km northwest of Gladbeck.

Gladbeck

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Latitude

51.5713° or 51° 34′ 17″ north

Longitude

6.9827° or 6° 58′ 58″ east

Open location code

9F38HXCM+G3

GeoNames ID

6557587

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gladbeck West station and Bahnhof Gladbeck Ost.

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