Gladbeck
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Gladbeck is a town located in the Recklinghausen district of North Rhine-Westphalia, a state in western Germany. It is a municipality within the broader industrial region of the Ruhr Valley.
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Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_photo
- 2008-03 gla rathausturm.JPG
- German location.image_caption
- Old town hall
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Gladbeck COA.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Gladbeck in RE.svg
- German location.state
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- German location.region
- Münster
- German location.district
- Recklinghausen
- German location.elevation
- 52
- German location.area
- 35.97
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 05562014
- German location.postal_code
- 45964–45968
Article
23 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Pre-industrial society
- Time of coal mining
- Communal realignment and history since 1975
- Politics
- List of mayors
- City council
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Culture and sights
- Museum
- Religious communities
- Theater and music
- Transport
- Roads
- Rail
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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. The town established itself around five farming villages, Brauck, Butendorf, Ellinghorst, Rentfort and Zweckel.