North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
270,028
Population
Europe
Continent
Berlin
Timezone
DE
Country Code
Gelsenkirchen (, ; German: [ˌɡɛlzn̩ˈkɪʁçn̩] ; Westphalian: Gelsenkiärken) is the 25th-most populous city of Germany and the 11th-most populous in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with 262,528 (2016) inhabitants. On the Emscher River (a tributary of the Rhine), it lies at the centre of the Ruhr area, the largest urban area of Germany, of which it is the fifth-largest city after Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg and Bochum. The Ruhr is located in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, the second-biggest m...
Coordinates
51.5051°, 7.0965°
Region/State
North Rhine-Westphalia
District
Regierungsbezirk Münster
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Country
Germany
Region
North Rhine-Westphalia
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
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Population
270,028
