Gelsenkirchen

Category
GEOGRAPHY - PLACES

Language
GERMAN

Gelsenkirchen , it lies at the centre of the Ruhr, the largest urban area of Germany, of which it is the fifth largest city after Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg and Bochum. The Ruhr is located in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, one of Europe's largest urban areas. Gelsenkirchen is the fifth largest city of Westphalia after Dortmund, Bochum, Bielefeld and Münster, and it is one of the southernmost cities in the Low German dialect area. The city is home to the football club Schalke 04, which is named after Gelsenkirchen-Schalke [de]. The club's current stadium Veltins-Arena, however, is located in Gelsenkirchen-Erle [de]. <

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