Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen (German pronunciation: [ˌɡɛlzənˈkɪʁçən]) is a ceety in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. It is locatit in the northren pairt o the Ruhr aurie. Its population in 2006 wis c. 267,000. Gelsenkirchen wis first documentit in 1150, but it remained a smaa veelage till the 19t century, when the Industrial Revolution led tae the growth o the entire aurie. In 1840, when the minin o coal began, 6000 inhabitants livit in Gelsenkirchen; in 1900 the population haed increased tae 138,000. Twinned touns Newcastle upon Tyne, Unitit Kinrick (syne 1948) Zenica, Bosnie an Herzegovinae (syne 1969) Shakhty, Roushie (syne 1989) Olsztyn, Poland (syne 1992) Cottbus, Germany (syne 1995) Büyükçekmece, Turkey (syne 2004) Kutaisi, Georgie Campo Grande, Brazil (syne 2007) Doncaster, Unitit Kinrick References Freemit airtins