Gelsenkirchen

Also known as Swiftkirchen

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

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Gelsenkirchen is a city in western Germany's Ruhr region that developed around coal mining and industry. It is notable as a former industrial center whose landscape was shaped by mining operations that employed many workers and defined the area's character.

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Key facts

German location.name: Gelsenkirchen
German location.type: City
German location.image_coa: DEU Gelsenkirchen COA.svg
German location.image_flag: Flagge der kreisfreien Stadt Gelsenkirchen.svg
German location.state: North Rhine-Westphalia
German location.region: Münster
German location.district: Kreisfreie Stadt
German location.elevation: 60
German location.area: 104.84
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05513000
German location.postal_code: 45801-45899
German location.area_code: 0209
German location.licence: GE
German location.leader_term: 2025–30
German location.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister
German location.party: SPD
German location.ruling_party1: SPD
German location.ruling_party2: CDU

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Gelsenkirchen
Population: 265885
Area: 104.94
Elevation: 48
Official website: www.gelsenkirchen.de
Image: Gelsenkirchen aug2004 002.jpg
Dialing code: 0209
Licence plate code: GE

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P8168: Castel San Giorgio
hashtag: Gelsenkirchen
Commons category: Gelsenkirchen
postal code: 4660
Commons gallery: Gelsenkirchen
short name: Ge
P6814: Gelsenkirchen
native label: Gelsenkirchen
described at URL: www.kek-online.de/medienkonzentration/mediendatenbank/#/profile/shareholder/5be1a6b6-7328-4e90-97ee-aecb7d2a48c6
IPA transcription: ˌɡɛlzn̩ˈkɪʁçn̩

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Contents

History
Ancient and medieval times
Industrialisation
Independent city
Nazi Germany
After the war
Jewish history
19th century
20th century
Nazi Germany
The Gelsenkirchen transport
After World War II
Sites
Climate
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Media
Education and science
Politics
Mayor
City council
Culture
Sport
Notable people
Sport
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
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thumb|Municipal forest of Buer (Buerscher Stadtwald) thumb|A former mining settlement

Gelsenkirchen (, ; ; ) is a city in the Münster region of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. With 262,528 inhabitants as of 2016, it is the 25th-most populous city of the country, and the 11th-most populous in the state.