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Gelsenkirchen

American  
[gel-zuhn-kir-khuhn] / ˌgɛl zənˈkɪr xən /

noun

  1. a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr valley.


Gelsenkirchen British  
/ ɡɛlzənˈkɪrçən /

noun

  1. an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Pop: 272 445 (2003 est)

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Its Isbergues site in France would now be closed from June to September, and the steel division production in Gelsenkirchen, Germany had already been temporarily shut, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

On Wednesday, more than 450 law enforcement officers were involved in the raids across 12 locations in Germany including in the western cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Marl, Bottrop, Herdecke and Lüdenscheid.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

BP BP 2.20%increase; green up pointing triangle agreed to sell its Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany to Klesch Group, as the British energy major continues to simplify its portfolio and shore up its balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

More than 75,000 filled Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on June 11; 44,500 were in Frankfurt on June 18; and another 51,000 watched his concert in the faded Ruhr River industrial town of Gelsenkirchen on June 27.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

He comes from Gelsenkirchen and is living with his grandparents.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank