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Gelsenkirchen
thumb|Municipal forest of Buer (Buerscher Stadtwald)
thumb|A former mining settlement
Buer
quarter of Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Schalke
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).
Trams in Bochum/Gelsenkirchen
tramway network in Germany
Rock Hard Festival
annual heavy metal festival held in Germany, organized and sponsored by the Rock Hard magazine
2025 Gelsenkirchen heist
December 2025 bank theft in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
ZOOM Erlebniswelt
zoological garden in Gelsenkirchen, in Germany
Nordsternpark
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.
Horst Palace
Palace in Gelsenkirchen, Germany