Gelsenkirchen

Summary

Gelsenkirchen is a big city^[1]. Gelsenkirchen draws 1,161 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #57 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gelsenkirchen was a member of Climate Alliance^[3].
• Gelsenkirchen was a member of Lippeverband^[4].
• Gelsenkirchen was a member of Emschergenossenschaft^[5].
• Gelsenkirchen was a member of Mayors for Peace^[6].
• Gelsenkirchen was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen^[7].
• Gelsenkirchen was a member of Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe^[8].
• Gelsenkirchen is located in Münster Government Region^[9].
• Gelsenkirchen is in the country of Germany^[10].
• Gelsenkirchen's head of government is recorded as Andrea Henze^[11].
• Gelsenkirchen's image is recorded as Gelsenkirchen aug2004 002.jpg^[12].
• Gelsenkirchen's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Gelsenkirchen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[14].
• Gelsenkirchen's instance of is recorded as urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[15].
• Gelsenkirchen's flag image is recorded as Flagge der kreisfreien Stadt Gelsenkirchen.svg^[16].
• Gelsenkirchen's shares border with is recorded as Recklinghausen^[17].
• Gelsenkirchen's shares border with is recorded as Herne^[18].
• Gelsenkirchen's shares border with is recorded as Bochum^[19].
• Gelsenkirchen's shares border with is recorded as Essen^[20].
• Gelsenkirchen's shares border with is recorded as Dorsten^[21].
• Gelsenkirchen's shares border with is recorded as Herten^[22].
• Gelsenkirchen's shares border with is recorded as Gladbeck^[23].
• Gelsenkirchen's shares border with is recorded as Marl^[24].
• Gelsenkirchen's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Gelsenkirchen COA.svg^[25].
• Gelsenkirchen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Campo Grande^[26].
• Gelsenkirchen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cottbus^[27].

Body

Geography

Gelsenkirchen is in the country of Germany^[10]. Gelsenkirchen is located in Münster Government Region^[9]. Gelsenkirchen's part of is recorded as Regionalverband Ruhr^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+157651'}^[29], {'amount': '+262528'}^[30], {'amount': '+260305'}^[31], {'amount': '+322584'}^[32], {'amount': '+260654'}^[33], and {'amount': '+259105'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[13], urban municipality in Germany^[14], and urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[15].

Why It Matters

Gelsenkirchen draws 1,161 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #57 of 300).^[2] Gelsenkirchen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Gelsenkirchen is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]