Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen Gelsenkiärken  (Westphalian)
City
The Ruhr Music Theatre MiR
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen Show map of Germany Gelsenkirchen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°31′N 07°06′E / 51.517°N 7.100°E / 51.517; 7.100
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Urban district
Government
• Lord mayor	Frank Baranowski (SPD)
Area
• Total	104.84 km2 (40.48 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	265,885
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	45801-45899
Dialling codes	0209
Vehicle registration	GE
Website	www.gelsenkirchen.de

Gelsenkirchen (UK: /ˈɡɛlzənkɪərxən/, US: /ˌɡɛlzənˈkɪərxən/, German: [ˌɡɛlzn̩ˈkɪʁçn̩]; Westphalian: Gelsenkiärken) is a city in Germany in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is about 63 kilometres (39.1 miles) north of Cologne in the so-called Ruhr Area.

About 269,000 people live there. In the past it was dominated by coal mining and steel industry. The city is famous for its football (soccer) club FC Schalke 04.

1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
2. ↑ "www.lds.nrw.de/statistik". Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2008-01-29.