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Episode in English
Whether you are a football fanatic – the UEFA EURO 2024 is taking place this year – or a major fan of Taylor Swift, AC/DC or other outstanding musicians, Gelsenkirchen is the place to be this summer! Planning your first trip to Gelsenkirchen? This podcast episode is for you: We‘ll let you in on the secrets of the city, break down a bit of the history, where to stay, what to see, where to eat and we’ll add some fun facts! Just follow your ears…
Für diesen Podcast wurden folgende externe Audiodateien verwendet.
Song „2.2.05“ (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/BOPD/2005_Stayin_Alive_InstruMentals/2205) BOPD (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/BOPD) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 International License / under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) via freemusicarchive.org (FMA).
„The first call“ (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Oddities/First_Call) by Kevin MacLeod (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod) under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) via freemusicarchive.org (FMA)
00:00:00 Welcome and History of Gelsenkirchen
00:04:12 TOP TEN of places to see in Gelsenkirchen
00:15:08 How to get around in this city
00:20:05 Where to sleep
00:22:33 Where to eat and where to party
00:26:38 Goodbye
Top Ten Sightseeing
Halde Rheinelbe in Ückendorf
Halde Rungenberg
Consol-Park
ZOOM Adventure World
The Marina Graf Bismarck
Nordsternpark
Schloss Horst Castle
Arena AufSchalke
Schloss Berge Castle
Gelsenkirchen Art Museum
If you would like to learn more about the Ruhr area, we recommend you check out the website of the Regionalverband Ruhr: https://www.rvr.ruhr/en/topics/tourism-leisure/
or the official site of the tourist board https://www.ruhr-tourismus.de/en/.
Metropolradruhr: https://www.metropolradruhr.de/en/ offers bike sharing via app.
To check out the tram and bus schedules for Gelsenkirchen, just visit www.bogestra.de or www.vrr.de online and enter your starting point and the point of destination.
Here is a map of the bus and train connections in a German flyer.
Looking for a place to stay in Gelsenkirchen? Check out our list of accommodations here.
If you are into camping or travelling with your mobile home, camper van or caravan, check out www.nienhausen.de. Throughout the EURO 2024 tournament (14 June 14 – 2 July) you will be able to bring your own tent for camping in the Revierpark. Camping places are limited, though. Please check availability beforehand. You might also want to check out camping and glamping options near Zeche Ewald in Herten, which are right next door, so to say: www.mymolo.de
Double decker bus-tour: You can book the city tours in German here.
More information on the Arena AufSchalke and on the Schalke Museum can be found here: https://en.veltins-arena.de/veltins-arena/stadionfuehrungen/ and here: https://veltins-arena.de/veltins-arena/schalke-museum/. The exhibition will be on display in the Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen temporarily this summer. For more information please check www.kunstmuseum-gelsenkirchen.de online.
Coal mining history and the love of football built the base of the „little museum“ which can be found via www.zeche-hugo.com/1082/ .
More coal mining history and samples from the past can be visited in Rotthausen in the southern district of Gelsenkirchen.
If you’d like to find out more about Gelsenkirchen’s history from 1933 to 1945, we recommend to check out the detailed dokumentation from ISG.
Don’t leave Gelsenkirchen without getting a taste of the local beer brewed here: ge-braeu.de/.
View pictures of the infamous „Schalker Mile“ on this website.
Here you can find out more about the International Garden Exhibition (IGA RUHR) in Gelsenkirchen 2027.
Here you can find the best currywurst for Kathrin: Schweidnitzer Str. 27-29 in Gelsenkirchen. Link GoogleMaps
Sound Effect from Pixabay
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By Stadt GelsenkirchenEpisode in English
Whether you are a football fanatic – the UEFA EURO 2024 is taking place this year – or a major fan of Taylor Swift, AC/DC or other outstanding musicians, Gelsenkirchen is the place to be this summer! Planning your first trip to Gelsenkirchen? This podcast episode is for you: We‘ll let you in on the secrets of the city, break down a bit of the history, where to stay, what to see, where to eat and we’ll add some fun facts! Just follow your ears…
Für diesen Podcast wurden folgende externe Audiodateien verwendet.
Song „2.2.05“ (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/BOPD/2005_Stayin_Alive_InstruMentals/2205) BOPD (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/BOPD) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 International License / under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) via freemusicarchive.org (FMA).
„The first call“ (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Oddities/First_Call) by Kevin MacLeod (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod) under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) via freemusicarchive.org (FMA)
00:00:00 Welcome and History of Gelsenkirchen
00:04:12 TOP TEN of places to see in Gelsenkirchen
00:15:08 How to get around in this city
00:20:05 Where to sleep
00:22:33 Where to eat and where to party
00:26:38 Goodbye
Top Ten Sightseeing
Halde Rheinelbe in Ückendorf
Halde Rungenberg
Consol-Park
ZOOM Adventure World
The Marina Graf Bismarck
Nordsternpark
Schloss Horst Castle
Arena AufSchalke
Schloss Berge Castle
Gelsenkirchen Art Museum
If you would like to learn more about the Ruhr area, we recommend you check out the website of the Regionalverband Ruhr: https://www.rvr.ruhr/en/topics/tourism-leisure/
or the official site of the tourist board https://www.ruhr-tourismus.de/en/.
Metropolradruhr: https://www.metropolradruhr.de/en/ offers bike sharing via app.
To check out the tram and bus schedules for Gelsenkirchen, just visit www.bogestra.de or www.vrr.de online and enter your starting point and the point of destination.
Here is a map of the bus and train connections in a German flyer.
Looking for a place to stay in Gelsenkirchen? Check out our list of accommodations here.
If you are into camping or travelling with your mobile home, camper van or caravan, check out www.nienhausen.de. Throughout the EURO 2024 tournament (14 June 14 – 2 July) you will be able to bring your own tent for camping in the Revierpark. Camping places are limited, though. Please check availability beforehand. You might also want to check out camping and glamping options near Zeche Ewald in Herten, which are right next door, so to say: www.mymolo.de
Double decker bus-tour: You can book the city tours in German here.
More information on the Arena AufSchalke and on the Schalke Museum can be found here: https://en.veltins-arena.de/veltins-arena/stadionfuehrungen/ and here: https://veltins-arena.de/veltins-arena/schalke-museum/. The exhibition will be on display in the Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen temporarily this summer. For more information please check www.kunstmuseum-gelsenkirchen.de online.
Coal mining history and the love of football built the base of the „little museum“ which can be found via www.zeche-hugo.com/1082/ .
More coal mining history and samples from the past can be visited in Rotthausen in the southern district of Gelsenkirchen.
If you’d like to find out more about Gelsenkirchen’s history from 1933 to 1945, we recommend to check out the detailed dokumentation from ISG.
Don’t leave Gelsenkirchen without getting a taste of the local beer brewed here: ge-braeu.de/.
View pictures of the infamous „Schalker Mile“ on this website.
Here you can find out more about the International Garden Exhibition (IGA RUHR) in Gelsenkirchen 2027.
Here you can find the best currywurst for Kathrin: Schweidnitzer Str. 27-29 in Gelsenkirchen. Link GoogleMaps
Sound Effect from Pixabay