Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen
/gel'zeuhn kirdd"kheuhn/, n.
a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr valley. 287,600.

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      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 development as a Ruhr inland port and industrial centre. It was chartered in 1875 and absorbed the neighbouring towns of Buer and Horst in 1928.

      Located in one of the largest coal-mining and coking areas of Germany, Gelsenkirchen was once dominated by heavy industry, producing iron, steel, and chemicals. Although some heavy industry remains (refining, chemicals, electrical equipment, and metal pipes), it is now a centre for high-technology products (including solar panels) and consumer goods, such as food products, clothing, and cosmetics. Buer, north of the Emscher River, which bisects the city, is surrounded by a 1,000-acre (400-hectare) greenbelt. The moated castles of Schloss Berge, Schloss Horst (restored Baroque), and Haus Lüttinghof survived the heavy bombings that caused widespread destruction during World War II. The city features a technical college, a music theatre, and the Ruhr Zoo. Pop. (2003 est.) 272,445.

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