GELSENKIRCHEN

North Rhine-Westphalia · GERMANY (DE) · 51.51°N / 7.10°E

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Gelsenkirchen is a city in Germany with a population of 270,028. It sits at 51.51/7.10, runs on Europe/Berlin, is 5 km from Hordel.

Population 270,028

Place Type County Seat

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Berlin

All facts

fields

Country: Germany
Subdivision: North Rhine-Westphalia
Coords: 51.51°N / 7.10°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Hordel North Rhine-Westphalia 3,252 5.6 km

SW Essen North Rhine-Westphalia 593,085 8.0 km

N Buer North Rhine-Westphalia 32,919 8.6 km

E Bochum North Rhine-Westphalia 385,729 8.7 km

S Dahlhausen North Rhine-Westphalia 12,808 9.4 km

NE Herne North Rhine-Westphalia 172,108 9.7 km

S Überruhr-Holthausen North Rhine-Westphalia 8,176 9.7 km

NW Gladbeck North Rhine-Westphalia 76,940 10.6 km

N Herten North Rhine-Westphalia 65,306 10.7 km

E Kornharpen North Rhine-Westphalia 7,856 11.8 km

Air access

nearby

ESS

Essen-Mülheim Airport

Small airport

15.9 km

EDLD

Dinslaken-Schwarze Heide Airfield

Small airport

20.5 km

DUS

Düsseldorf Airport

Large airport

33.2 km

DTM

Dortmund Airport

Large airport

35.8 km

EDKS

Iserlohn-Sümmern Glider Field

Small airport

42.6 km

Universities

linked

Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen

fh-gelsenkirchen.de

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Gelsenkirchen?: 270,028 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Gelsenkirchen in?: Europe/Berlin.
Which country is Gelsenkirchen in?: Germany (DE).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://cityapi.org/v1/cities/2921466

{
  "data": {
    "id":           2921466,
    "name":         "Gelsenkirchen",
    "country_code": "DE",
    "population":   270028,
    "latitude":     51.50508,
    "longitude":    7.09654,
    "elevation":    ,
    "timezone":     "Europe/Berlin"
  }
}