In 1975 it was put together with the unification with the neighbor communities of Gladbeck and Kirchhellen , but Gladbeck left in 1976 .
In 1975 it unified with the neighbor communities of Gladbeck and Kirchhellen , but Gladbeck left it in 1976 , leading to Kirchhellen becoming a district of Bottrop as Bottrop-Kirchhellen .