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The Best Attractions In Gelsenkirchen

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Gelsenkirchen is the 11th largest city of Germany's most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and its 262,528 inhabitants make it the 25th largest city of Germany. On the Emscher River , it lies at the centre of the Ruhr, the largest urban area of Germany, of which it is the fifth largest city after Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg and Bochum. The Ruhr is located in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, one of Europe's largest urban areas. Gelsenkirchen is the fifth largest city of Westphalia after Dortmund, Bochum, Bielefeld and Münster, and it is one of the southernmost cities in the Low German dialect area. The city is home to the famous footbal...
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  • 1. Zoom Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen
    The ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen, founded on April 14, 1949, as Ruhr-Zoo, is one of the most modern zoological gardens in Germany. It was founded on a heavily shelled area besides a port at Rhein-Herne-Kanal. First size was 15.5 hectares. First years animals were changing often, because they were provided by an animal trader. Now the park is owned by the City of Gelsenkirchen via GEW – Gesellschaft für Energie und Wirtschaft mbH, After 2004 the park was enlarged to the present size. It is especially well known for its panoramas and cultural approach. The main attractions are big animals, mostly mammals; the zoo has no aquarium house, insectarium or other facilities prone to smaller animals. The number prior to 2005 reflects average visitor frequency of the old Ruhr-Zoo.
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  • 2. Veltins Arena Gelsenkirchen
    Arena AufSchalke [ʔaˌʁeːnaː ʔaʊfˈʃalkə] (currently known as Veltins-Arena is a football stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened on 13 August 2001, as the new home ground for Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04. It hosted the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final and five matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including a quarter-final. It has a capacity of 62,271 for league matches and 54,740 for international matches. The stadium has a retractable roof and a retractable pitch. The naming rights to the stadium were sold on 1 July 2005 to German brewery Veltins.
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  • 4. Nordstern Park Gelsenkirchen
    Nordstern is the German word meaning North Star, referring to Polaris. It may also refer to:
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  • 7. Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen
    Musiktheater im Revier is the venue for performing opera, operetta, musical theatre and ballet in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. It opened on 15 December 1959; it is listed since 1997 as a protected cultural monument. The building offers two performance spaces: the Large House with 1,008 seats and about 200 performances per year, and the Small House with 336 seats and about 120 annual performances. In contrast to the building's outside cubic appearance, the auditoria use a more curved design.
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