Gelsenkirchen | |
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![]() The Musiktheater im Revier (MiR) Opera House of Gelsenkirchen | |
Coordinates: 51°31′0″N 07°06′0″E / 51.51667°N 7.10000°ECoordinates: 51°31′0″N 07°06′0″E / 51.51667°N 7.10000°E | |
Kintra | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
Admin. region | Münster |
Destrict | Urban destrict |
Govrenment | |
• Laird Mayor | Frank Baranowski (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 104.84 km2 (40.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 260,126 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 45801-45899 |
Diallin codes | 0209 |
Vehicle registration | GE |
Website | 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.