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- Gelsenkirchen was first documented in 1150, but it remained a tiny village until the 19th century, when the Industrial Revolution led to the growth of the entire area. In 1840, when the mining of coal began, 6,000 inhabitants lived in Gelsenkirchen; in 1900 the population had increased to 138,000.
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In 1840, when the mining of coal began, 6,000 inhabitants lived in Gelsenkirchen; in 1900 the population had increased to 138,000. In the early 20th century, Gelsenkirchen was the most important coal mining town in Europe.
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
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Dec 31, 1990 · Population Estimate 1990-12-31 Population Estimate 2001-12-31 Population Census 2011-05-09 Population Estimate 2021-12-31 ; Gelsenkirchen: Gelsenkirchen: 293,714: 276,740: 258,766: 260,126: →
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In 1840, when the mining of coal began, 6,000 inhabitants lived in Gelsenkirchen; in 1900 the population had increased to 138,000. In the early 20th century, Gelsenkirchen was the most important coal mining town in Europe.
Sep 3, 2021 · This dataset contains new and improved estimates of the urban population. (in thousands of inhabitants) between the years 700 and 2000 in 2,262 European. settlements, including European cities ...
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Dec 31, 1990 · Population Estimate 1990-12-31 Population Estimate 2001-12-31 Population Census 2011-05-09 Population Estimate 2021-12-31 ; Gelsenkirchen: County-level City: 293,714: 276,740: 258,766: 260,126: →: Nordrhein-Westfalen [North Rhine-Westphalia] State: 17,349,651: 18,052,092: 17,538,251: 17,924,591
The delayed start of the first demographic transition outside of Europe (see previous chapter) and its earlier completion in Europe than anywhere else—in the form of low death rates as well as low birth rates—caused a dynamic decline in the European share of the total human population. In 1900 one quarter of the world population lived in ...
