Gelsenkirchen is located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, has 13 assigned postcodes and is located as the crow flies 9 km far from Essen. It is 29 km by air to Dortmund.
As a district-free city, Gelsenkirchen lies on an area of 104.94 km2 (square kilometers). The responsible district is Gelsenkirchen, city. Administrative District: Reg.-Regarding. Münster.


It is about 515 kilometers as the crow flies from Gelsenkirchen to the federal capital Berlin.
Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the west of Germany. It is located in the middle of the Ruhr area, a group of cities. The river Emscher and the Rhine-Herne Canal flow through the city.
In the past, a lot of coal was mined in Gelsenkirchen. After that, the economy had a hard time, and many people lost their jobs. In Gelsenkirchen, therefore, people are trying to earn on solar energy.
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