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Gelsenkirchen
Opera House
Opera House
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen (Germany)
Gelsenkirchen
Administration
Country
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Urban district
Lord Mayor Frank Baranowski (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 104.84 km² (40.5 sq mi)
Elevation 60 m  (197 ft)
Population  267,362  (30/06/2006)[1]
 - Density 2,550 /km² (6,605 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate GE
Postal codes 45801-45899
Area code 0209
Website www.gelsenkirchen.de

Coordinates: 51°31′0″N 07°06′0″E / 51.51667, 7.1

Gelsenkirchen is a city in Germany in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located about 63 km (39.1 mi) north of Cologne in the so called Ruhr Area.

About 269,000 people live there. In the past there were many coal mines. The city is famous for its football (soccer) club FC Schalke 04.

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