Gelsenkirchen
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| Coordinates | 51°31′0″N 7°06′0″E / 51.516667°N 7.1°E |
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| Kintra | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| Destrict | Urban destrict |
| Laird Mayor | Frank Baranowski (SPD) |
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| Aurie | 104.84 km2 (40.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (197 ft) |
| Population | 256,652 (31 Dizember 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 2,448 /km2 (6,340 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | GE |
| Postal codes | 45801-45899 |
| Aurie code | 0209 |
| Wabsteid | www.gelsenkirchen.de |
Gelsenkirchen (German pronunciation: [ˌɡɛlzənˈkɪʁçən]) is a ceety in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. It is locatit in the northren pairt o the Ruhr aurie. Its population in 2006 wis c. 267,000.
Gelsenkirchen wis first documentit in 1150, but it remained a smaa veelage till the 19t century, when the Industrial Revolution led tae the growth o the entire aurie. In 1840, when the minin o coal began, 6000 inhabitants livit in Gelsenkirchen; in 1900 the population haed increased tae 138,000.
Twinned touns [edit]
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Unitit Kinrick (syne 1948)
- Zenica, Bosnie an Herzegovinae (syne 1969)
- Shakhty, Roushie (syne 1989)
- Olsztyn, Poland (syne 1992)
- Cottbus, Germany (syne 1995)
- Büyükçekmece, Turkey (syne 2004)
- Kutaisi, Georgie
- Campo Grande, Brazil (syne 2007)
- Doncaster, Unitit Kinrick
References [edit]
- ↑ Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen (German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (31 December 2011).
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