Gelsenkirchen at a glance
With about 270,028 residents, Gelsenkirchen is the 29th largest of the 86 Germany cities listed on ConnectLove. Within North Rhine-Westphalia it ranks 11th by population among 28 listed cities. Berlin, the largest listed city in Germany, is roughly 447 km away. The nearest larger city is Essen, about 8 km away. Gelsenkirchen sits at 51.51°N, 7.10°E, in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
