Gladbeck
Coat of arms	Location
Coordinates	51°34′″N 6°58′″E / Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operatorCoordinates: 51°34′″N 6°58′″E / Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Recklinghausen
Mayor	Ulrich Roland (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	35.91 km² (14 sq mi)
Elevation	52 m  (171 ft)
Population	76,373  (31/12/2006)
- Density	2,127 /km² (5,508 /sq mi)
Other information
Licence plate code	RE
Postal codes	45964–45968
Area code	02043
Website	www.gladbeck.de

Gladbeck (IPA: [ˈglatbɛk]) is a city and municipality within the district of Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 517 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (882 × 1023 pixel, file size: 77 KB, MIME type: image/png) Coat of Arms of de:Gladbeck, Germany. ... Image File history File links Karte_Deutschland. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Time zones of Europe: Pale colours indicate countries without daylight saving Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... Coat of arms Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DEA Capital Düsseldorf Prime Minister Jürgen Rüttgers (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  34,084 km² (13,160 sq mi) Population 18,033,000... A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Münster is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north of the state. ... There are 439 German districts (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... Recklinghausen is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgomeister, literally translated meaning master of the citizens) is the English form, rendering (often the Anglo-Saxon equivalent Mayor is substituted) various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate and/or chairman of the executive council of a sub-national level of administration... SPD redirects here. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen, abbreviated to PLZ), consist of five digits, which indicate the wider area (first two digits), and the postal district (last three digits). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Recklinghausen is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Coat of arms Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DEA Capital Düsseldorf Prime Minister Jürgen Rüttgers (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  34,084 km² (13,160 sq mi) Population 18,033,000...

Geography

Gladbeck is located in the Ruhr Area and belongs to the so called Emscherzone in which mining started late in relation to other towns of this area. Gladbeck is predominantly surrounded by Bottrop, Gelsenkirchen, Dorsten and by Essen in the south. Map of the Ruhr Area The Ruhr Area (German Ruhrgebiet, colloquially Ruhrpott or Kohlenpott or simply Pott) is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consisting of a number of large (former) industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to... Map of Germany showing Bottrop Bottrop is a city in west central Germany, on the Rhine-Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen). ... Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Dorsten is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Essen is a city in the center of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

History

Gladbeck was first mentioned in 1020 as Gladbeki and was originally a small village of 300 inhabitants, until coal was found in the 1870s. It rapidly grew by immigration from the surrounding Prussian provinces Westphalia and Rhineland and from eastern provinces of Prussia including citizens with Polish as their native language. Gladbeck was heavily damaged in World War II. About 43% of the buildings in the center of Gladbeck were destroyed and thus it was one of the most destroyed towns in the Ruhr Area. Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... Westphalia (German: Westfalen) is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Bielefeld, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, and Osnabrück and included in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. ... The Rhineland (Rheinland in German) is the general name for the land on both sides of the river Rhine in the west of Germany. ... Motto Suum cuique Latin: To each his own Prussia at its peak, as leading state of the German Empire Capital Königsberg, later Berlin Government Duke1  - 1525–68 Albert I (first)  - 1688–1701 Frederick III (last) King1  - 1701–13 Frederick I (first)  - 1888–1918 William II (last) Prime Minister1,2... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Map of the Ruhr Area The Ruhr Area (German Ruhrgebiet, colloquially Ruhrpott or Kohlenpott or simply Pott) is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consisting of a number of large (former) industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to...

During the 1960s the coal industry went into a substantial crisis, resulting in widespread unemployment. In 1969 Gladbeck´s population reached 85.927 inhabitants, which is unique in the history of this town. At the 16th August 1988 Gladbeck received sad awareness when two bank-robbers robbed a bank. They kidnapped several persons and drove through Germany and the Netherlands. Three people were killed in this crime.

Demographics

• Population:
  • 1575: 1,500
  • 1800: 2,000
  • 1900: 11,704
  • 1916: 48,302
  • 1945: 59,439
  • 1965: 84,097
  • 2006: 77,436

Culture and sights

Museum

The moated castle Wittringen houses the museum of the town. It contents collections and exhibitions of the history of Gladbeck. The museum shows the development of the region from the origion of the coal over the first inhabitants to the present of the town. Besides all topics are being offered for school classes specially.

Religious communities

According to information of the town council 30,906 of 77,436 inhabitants were Catholics and 22,121 inhabitants were Protestants in December 2006. However there is Muslim minority in Gladbeck due to the immigration of the 1960s.

Theater and music

Several events, for example jazz festivals, take place regularly. There is also one library in Gladbeck and theater courses are normally offered in the three grammar schools.

Twin towns

• Enfield, United Kingdom
• Marcq-en-Barœul, France
• Fushun, China
• Wodzislaw, Poland
• Alanya, Turkey
• Schwechat, Austria

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Castrop-Rauxel | Datteln | Dorsten | Gladbeck | Haltern | Herten | Marl | Oer-Erkenschwick | Recklinghausen | Waltrop