Gelsenkirchen

American

[gel-zuhn-kir-khuhn] / ˌgɛl zənˈkɪr xən /

noun

a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr valley.

Gelsenkirchen British

/ ɡɛlzənˈkɪrçən /

noun

an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Pop: 272 445 (2003 est)

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Just after 06:00 on 27 December, the fire brigade in Gelsenkirchen and a private security firm received a fire alarm warning from the bank, which may have been triggered by the thieves.

From BBC

Police in Gelsenkirchen are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

From BBC

Gelsenkirchen Police said they became aware of the crime after a fire alarm was set off in the early hours of Monday morning.

From BBC

Thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel said from mid-December plants in Gelsenkirchen in Germany and Isbergues in France would be closed until the end of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 75,000 filled Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on June 11; 44,500 were in Frankfurt on June 18; and another 51,000 watched his concert in the faded Ruhr River industrial town of Gelsenkirchen on June 27.

From Los Angeles Times

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