Gelsenkirchen
in Regierungsbezirk Münster of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Essen Mulheim Airport (10 mi) - Düsseldorf International Airport (21 mi)
- Dortmund Airport (22 mi)
- Mönchengladbach Airport (32 mi)
- Cologne Bonn Airport (44 mi)
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (50 mi)
- Norvenich Airport (50 mi)
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Twenthe Airport (54 mi) - Rheine Bentlage Airport (56 mi)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (Unesco heritage, 2 mi)
- Cologne Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Aachen Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Schokland and Surroundings (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen (Unesco heritage, 130 mi)
- Messel Pit Fossil Site (Unesco heritage, 132 mi)
- Schloss Beck (amusement park, (9 mi)
- Zoologischer Garten Düsseldorf (zoo, (22 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.505 and 7.097 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 30' 18" and E 7° 5' 47"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:32 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:57 am and 4:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Germany.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Germany. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen in Regierungsbezirk Münster (North Rhine-Westphalia) with it's 270,028 habitants is located in Germany about 277 mi (or 447 km) west of Berlin, the country's capital town.
Current time in Gelsenkirchen is now 01:32 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Berlin with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Gelsenkirchen, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Germany is Essen Mulheim Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Germany is Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), South-West. We encountered 2 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Essen, Bochum, Herne, Recklinghausen and Bottrop. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 13% |
| Air Humidity | 84% |
| Air Pressure | 990 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (10 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Light snow, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Courtyard Gelsenkirchen
Maritim
Franz Tagungs- und Stadthotel
Linuxhotel
Heiner´s Parkhotel
Schloss Berge
Petul Apart Hotel Ernestine
Vitalounge Hotel
Petul Apart Hotel "Residenz"
Petul Apart Hotel "Stadtgarten"
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Gelsenkirchen City 2014
TuRa Freienohl beim Bubble Ball - Gelsenkirchen 21.12.2014
Ein paar TuRaner Spielerinnen und Spieler probieren sich in einer neuen Sportart: Bubble Ball Werbung sollte Ihnen Spaß machen und nicht nach 5 Sekunden den Nerv rauben!
ATR PAINTBALL - Sportpark Gelsenkirchen
Paintball im Sportpark Gelsenkirchen.
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Zoom Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen [FULL HD]
Zusammenschnitt eines Besuches in der Zoom-Erlebniswelt. Für das beste Erlebnis in Full HD anschauen. Aufgenommen mit dem Panasonic HDC TM700 Camcorder in 1080p mit 50FPS.
UETD Gelsenkirchen şube açılış klibi HD 14 Şubat 2015
AK Parti Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Mehmet Ali Şahin, Avrupalı Türk Demokratlar Birliği (UETD) Gelsenkirchen Şubemizin açılışını gerçekleştirdi. Diger Katilimcilar: AK Parti Karabük...
Gelsenkirchen Konferansı - Ahmed Hulusi
http://ahmedhulusi.org/ "Gelsenkirchen Konferansı - Ahmed Hulusi" 04:00 Rasulullah aleyhisselam'ın ölüm hakkında, o zamana kadar yapılmamış açıklamaları ve yaşadığı zamanda...
Unwetter in Gelsenkirchen am 09.06.2014
Starkregen und Gewitter über Gelsenkirchen ließ Bäume umknicken und Straßen überschwemmen. Nach Angaben der Polizei war es der stärkste Sturm in NRW seit Kyrill im Jahre 2007.
Olympiakos fans in Gelsenkirchen
Join us: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Respect-The-Fans-Ultras7/130803330389591 5.000 greek fans in Veltins Arena, Schalke -Olympiakos 1-0, 21/11/2012. Ultras 7 Greece Respect the Fans!
Sultans Of Swing - dIRE sTRATS - Gelsenkirchen 2013
Aufgenommen in der "Kaue" in Gelsenkirchen am 12. Oktober 2013. Videoschnitt: Andre Amberg.
DIE LINKE. Gelsenkirchen: Eröffnungsfeier 28.03.2014
DIE LINKE. Gelsenkirchen: Eröffnungsfeier 28.03.2014 Hubertus Zdebel Werner Goldschmidt Salon Wir widmen diesen Salon Werner Goldschmidt, einem antifaschistischen Widerstandskämpfer aus...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Leithe
Leithe is the northwesternmost part of the city of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The population used to speak Westphalian, but now standard German is the norm. Leithe borders onto a part of the city of Essen also bearing the name of Leithe. Leithe belongs to the Stadtbezirk (district of the town) of Wattenscheid. When the last census was held in 1987, Leithe had the third highest share of Roman Catholics in Wattenscheid and Bochum overall.
Lohrheidestadion
The Lohrheidestadion is a multi-use stadium in Bochum-Wattenscheid, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of SG Wattenscheid 09. The stadium is able to hold 16,233 people and opened in 1954.
Trabrennbahn Gelsenkirchen
Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld is located in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1912 and has a capacity of 30,000 spectators.
Glückauf-Kampfbahn
Glückauf-Kampfbahn is a multi-use stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was initially used as the stadium of FC Schalke 04 matches. It was replaced by Parkstadion in 1973. The capacity of the stadium was 34,000 spectators.
Gelsenkirchen Central Station
Gelsenkirchen Central Station (Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof) is a railway station for the German city of Gelsenkirchen. It connects the city to the regional and long-distance rail service of Deutsche Bahn and other railway companies in Germany.
Musiktheater im Revier
Musiktheater im Revier (MiR) (Music Theatre in the Ruhr) is the venue for performing opera, operetta, musical theatre and ballet in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. It opened on 15 December 1959; it is listed since 1997 as a protected cultural monument. The building offers two performance spaces: the Large House (Großes Haus) with 1,008 seats and about 200 performances per year, and the Small House (Kleines Haus) with 336 seats and about 120 annual performances.
Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen station
Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen is a railway station situated in Gelsenkirchen in western Germany. It is served by the S2 line of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.
Essen-Kray Nord station
Essen-Kray Nord is a railway station on the Essen–Gelsenkirchen railway situated in Essen in western Germany. It is served by the S2 line of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.
These districts belong to Gelsenkirchen.
- Beckhausen
- Bismarck
- Bulmke
- Eickel
- Eickelerbruch
- Erle
- Gelsenkirchen-Alt
- Guennigfeld
- Haverkamp
- Hessler
- Horst
- Huellen
- Leithe
- Leithe
- Roehlinghausen
- Rotthausen
These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Gelsenkirchen.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gelsenkirchen.
Wattenscheid: Bochum, August-Bebel-Platz, Wattenscheid (source)
Wattenscheid: Bochum, Oststraße, Wattenscheid (source)
Wattenscheid: Bochum, Alter Markt in, Wattenscheid (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Gelsenkirchen, غيلسنكيرشن, Helzenkirxen, Горад Гельзенкірхен, Гелзенкирхен, Γκελζενκίρχεν, گلزنکیرشن, גלזנקירכן, ZEJ, ゲルゼンキルヒェン, გელზენკირხენი, Гельзенкирхен, 겔젠키르헨, Gelzenkirchenas, Gelzenkirhene, गेल्सनकर्शन, Gelsenkiärken, گلسنکرچن, Gelzenkirheni, เกลเซนเคียร์เคิน, Гельзенкірхен, 盖尔森基兴
