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Gelsenkirchen (UK: / ˈ ɡ ɛ l z ən k ɪər x ən /, US: / ˌ ɡ ɛ l z ən ˈ k ɪər x ən /, German: [ˌɡɛlzn̩ˈkɪʁçn̩] ⓘ; Westphalian: Gelsenkiärken) is the 25th most populous city of Germany and the 11th most populous in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with 262,528 (2016) inhabitants.
Translation for 'Gelsenkirchen' in the free German-English dictionary and many other English translations.
Gelsenkirchen (UK: /ˈɡɛlzənkɪərxən/, US: /ˌɡɛlzənˈkɪərxən/, German: [ˌɡɛlzn̩ˈkɪʁçn̩]; Westphalian: Gelsenkiärken) is a city in Germany in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is about 63 kilometres (39.1 miles) north of Cologne in the so-called Ruhr Area. About 269,000 people live there.
Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia. Gelsenkirchen, like neighbouring cities, is refining its image promoting its industrial culture. Old refineries have been remodelled into event halls and ice skating rinks. Beautiful bike paths now lie where old rail lines ran. Art from old machines are a source of artistic expression.
Gelsenkirchen, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. It lies just north of Essen. Gelsenkirchen was a village of fewer than 1,000 inhabitants in 1850, but the opening in 1853 of its first coal mine and its favourable position on the Rhine-Herne Canal stimulated its rapid.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Today, Gelsenkirchen is a metropolis in the Ruhr region with a rich cultural offering, not least of which is its football culture. Gelsenkirchen is all about Schalke. Although this was once just the name of a district, today it is synonymous with the city and its football club FC Schalke 04.
noun. an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Pop: 272 445 (2003 est) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. © Tomasz Mazon, Shutterstock. Gelsenkirchen in American English. (ˌgɛlzənˈkɪʀçən) city in WC Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 295,000.
