Bottrop, Germany
| Bottrop | |||
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| Coordinates: 51°31′29″N 06°55′22″E / 51.52472°N 6.92278°ECoordinates: 51°31′29″N 06°55′22″E / 51.52472°N 6.92278°E | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Admin. region | Münster | ||
| District | Urban districts of Germany | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Bernd Tischler (SPD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 100.7 km2 (38.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) | ||
| Population (2015-12-31) | |||
| • Total | 117,143 | ||
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
| Postal codes | 46236–46244 | ||
| Dialling codes | 02041, 02045 | ||
| Vehicle registration | BOT | ||
| Website | bottrop.de | ||
Bottrop (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔtʁɔp]) is a city in west central Germany, on the Rhine-Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Located in the Ruhr industrial area, Bottrop adjoins Essen, Oberhausen, Gladbeck and Dorsten. The city had been a coal-mining and rail center and contains factories producing coal-tar derivatives, chemicals, textiles, and machinery. Bottrop grew as a mining center beginning in the 1860s, was chartered as a city in 1921, and bombed during the Oil Campaign of World War II. In 1975 it unified with the neighbour communities of Gladbeck and Kirchhellen, but Gladbeck left it in 1976, leading to Kirchhellen becoming a district of Bottrop as Bottrop-Kirchhellen.
The total area of the municipal territory is about 101 square kilometres (39 square miles). The longest north-south distance is 17 kilometres (11 miles), and from west to east 9 kilometres (5.6 miles). The highest peak within the city's territory is 78 metres (256 feet), the lowest one being 26 metres (85 feet) above sea level.
Bottrop is divided into 3 boroughs, they are: Bottrop-Mitte (Bottrop-Center), Bottrop-Süd (Bottrop South) and Bottrop-Kirchhellen, each one having a borough representation and a borough ruler.
These boroughs are further subdivided into city parts, partly named after their traditional name, while the newly built parts are only recently named :
For statistical reasons, Bottrop is also divided into statistical boroughs. They are (with their official numbering)
From 1919 until 1976 Kirchhellen was its own town. From 1976 until 1978 it was a part of "GlaBotKi"(Gladbeck, Bottrop, Kirchhellen). In 1978 Kirchhellen became part of Bottrop.
Most of Kirchhellen is Catholic (approx. 65%) - there are three churches there. There is one Lutheran church.
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