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Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area, at the banks of the Rhine-Herne Canal. The Veltins Arena, the town’s largest building, which can easily be seen from your Gelsenkirchen hotel, is home to the well-known football club FC Schalke 04. Gelsenkirchen reflects a piece of industrial culture. Near your hotel, you will find the viewpoints of the abandoned pits Halde Rungenberg and Halde Rheinelbe.

While staying in a Gelsenkirchen hotel you should also visit the Motorcycle Museum, which exhibits more than 90 rare classic models. Every motorcycle fan will be able to pick up a bargain at the local market for vehicle parts. You will be able to see a miniature model of Germany when having a look at the model railway called “Deutschland Express“. Also close to your hotel you will be able to visit the ZOOM Park, where you can see animals from Alaska or Africa, the biggest attraction being Europe’s largest sea lion compound.

During your visit to Gelsenkirchen, you should visit the district Buer with the Castle Berge, which is set on the lake Berge. 50 bus lines make it easy for you to travel from your hotel to the various sights. One of those sights being the science park Gelsenkirchen, where the town has managed to combine spacious office blocks with diverse recreation facilities. Gelsenkirchen hotels are integrated in a diversity of industrial communities. Solar technology has become especially important for the town. In the 1980s the city’s economy was characterised by mining, but nowadays the most relevant employers are energy producer ELE, Gelsenwasser AG and plastics manufacturer Masterflex.

Total population: 266,772 Postal codes: 45801 - 899