Gelsenkirchen
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 | |
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 The Musiktheater im Revier (MiR) Opera House of Gelsenkirchen | |
 Coat airms | |
  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 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
eedit- 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
eedit- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.
- ↑ Population in the Regierungsbezirk Münster
Freemit airtins
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