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Gelsenkirchen
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Gelsenkirchen

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Citybig cityurban municipality in Germanyurban district of North Rhine-WestphaliaQ2765

Also known as Swiftkirchen

Country
Located in
Population
Area
Elevation
  • 48 m
Head of government
Postal code
  • 45801–45899
  • , 4650(until 1993)
  • , 4660(until 1993)
Website

Over time

Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source

Population

All data

125 statements · 30% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Twinned administrative body
Part of
Local dialing code
  • 0209
Vehicle registration plate code
  • GE
Shares border with
Short name
Archives at
Official name
  • Gelsenkirchen
Member of
Native label
Category for honorary citizens of entity
IPA transcription
  • ˌɡɛlzn̩ˈkɪʁçn̩
Replaces
Geoshape
  • Data:Deutschland/Nordrhein-Westfalen/Gelsenkirchen.map
Hashtag
  • Gelsenkirchen

On other databases

56 identifiers linking Gelsenkirchen across the web's reference databases