Gelsenkirchen

thumb|Municipal forest of Buer (Buerscher Stadtwald) thumb|A former mining settlement

quarter of Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Gelsenkirchen-Schalke is a quarter of Gelsenkirchen. In its current boundaries, it has an area of 2.968 square kilometres and 21,510 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2022). Thanks to the local football club FC Schalke 04, the district is at least as well known nationally as the city of Gelsenkirchen. However, Schalke 04 has played its matches in the Erle district since 1973 (first in the Parkstadion, since 2001 in the Arena AufSchalke).

tramway network in Germany

annual heavy metal festival held in Germany, organized and sponsored by the Rock Hard magazine

December 2025 bank theft in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

zoological garden in Gelsenkirchen, in Germany

thumb|Central area of Nordsternpark Nordsternpark (lit. North Star Park) is a park in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. It is located on the compound of former mine of Zeche Nordstern. After the closure of the mine in 1993 the area was redeveloped. In 1997, the Bundesgartenschau (Federal Garden Exhibition) took place here.

Palace in Gelsenkirchen, Germany