Gelsenkirchen

General information about Gelsenkirchen

Country: Germany
Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
Community: Gelsenkirchen, Stadt
Postcode: 45879
Population: 270,028 inhabitants (Last modified: 10/12/2012 )

Current local time in Gelsenkirchen

Current Date:
Monday 29 April 2024
Current Time:
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Time Zone: Europe/Berlin
GMT/UTC: + 1  hour
DST started: Sunday, 31 March 2024, 01:00
DST will end: Sunday, 27 October 2024, 01:00


*GMT/UTC - Standard Time Zone
*DST - Daylight Saving Time

Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: 51.5075
Longitude in decimal degrees: 7.12283
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 51° 30' 27" North
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 7° 7' 22" East
Height above sea level: 60 m,   196.85 ft,   2362.21 in
Geographical feature: P (Populated place type feature)
Feature designation code: P.PPL (populated place)


*populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work