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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.0961,Lat: 51.5109
Elevation	50 meter above sea level
Local time	17:52:03pm
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk)	Münster
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gelsenkirchen
Name	Gelsenkirchen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bochum:Röhlinghausen	4.4 km	EastSouthEast
2 Essen:Karnap	6.2 km	West
3 Gelsenkirchen:Resse	7.7 km	North
4 Gelsenkirchen:Buer	8.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Essen	8.4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	179 km	NorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	206 km	WestSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	223 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 198 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Lower - Ruhr, Lippe, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Baldeneysee (2.4 km² at a height of around 51 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 49.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 70 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
NR-543

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dortmund Airport (at a distance of 36 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.4 km2

1.8%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

11.7 km2

14.9%

Urban area

55.7 km2

70.9%

Infrastructure

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gelsenkirchen in country Germany

Gelsenkirchen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	4.1 km	WestSouthWest
2 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	64 km	South
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	77 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Heisinger Ruhraue	DE	9.6 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Schalke

Type of weather in Schalke	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	993 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	08:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:35 Europe/Amsterdam