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Wirtschaftsstandort Gelsenkirchen - englische Fassung

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2 Location with Potential INFORMATION AND FACTS/TRANSPORTATION<br />

Interesting Facts<br />

on <strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong><br />

•<strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>isinthecenterofthemetropolis of the Ruhr region, next to Paris and London der<br />

third largest metropolitan area in Europe. 5.1 million people live here. Within only two hours, one can<br />

reach 30 million people from <strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>.<br />

•<strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>hasmorethan260,000 residents.<br />

•<strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>canbeoptimally reachedfromtheentireNRW:BycarviatheAutobahnA2,A42,A52,<br />

A31,A40andA43,andofcoursealsobylocalpublictransport.<br />

•Withinaradiusof100kilometerstherearefour airports.<br />

•All<strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>commercialareasareconnectedthroughfiber optic cable to the fast Internet.<br />

•In<strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>isthebusiestpubliccanalportattheRhine-Herne Canal.<br />

•One of the largest solar communities in Germany,with422apartments,islocatedin<strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>-Schaffrath;othersolarcommunitieshavebeencreatedin<strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>-BismarckandLindenhof.<br />

•In<strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong>anditsimmediatevicinitytherearethree golf clubs, including two 18-hole courses.<br />

Transport Connections<br />

Amsterdam/Rotterdam<br />

Munster/Osnabrück<br />

Hanover/Berlin<br />

Hannover/Berlin<br />

A43<br />

Bremen/Hamburg<br />

Münster Munster<br />

A31<br />

A52<br />

<strong>Gelsenkirchen</strong><br />

A1<br />

A3<br />

A2<br />

Kassel<br />

A57<br />

A42<br />

Dortmund<br />

A40<br />

Duisburg<br />

Essen<br />

A52<br />

Bochum<br />

A45<br />

Brussels Brüssel<br />

Düsseldorf<br />

Frankfurt<br />

Cologne/Bonn Köln/Bonn

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