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A city of west-central Germany in the Ruhr Valley northeast of Essen.
GELSENKIRCHEN - Gelsenkirchen (German pronunciation: [lznkçn] ( listen)) is a city in the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany. It is located in the northern par...
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Sports venue that could make keen English cry endlessly |
Industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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Apr 4 2011 The Telegraph - General Knowledge |
Mar 1 2007 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
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Gelsenkirchen (German pronunciation: [lznkçn] ( listen)) is a city in the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2015 was c. 260,000. * Gelsenkirchen was first documented in 1150, but it remained a tiny village until the 19th century, when the Industrial Revolution led to the growth of the entire area. In 1840, when the mining of coal began, 6,000 inhabitants lived in Gelsenkirchen; in 1900 the population had increased to 138,000. * In the early 20th century, Gelsenkirchen was the most important coal mining town in Europe. It was called the "city of a thousand fires" for the flames of mine gases flaring at night. In 1928, Gelsenkirchen was merged with the adjoining cities of Buer and Horst. The city bore the name Gelsenkirchen-Buer, until it was renamed Gelsenkirchen in 1930. During the Nazi era Gelsenkirchen remained a centre of coal production and oil refining, and for this reason it was bombed in Allied air ra |