From Gladbeck to Gelsenkirchen, a former traditional coal-mining location. Today, there are no mining-activities in this town. Please take a look on the Gelsenkirchen hompage to read something about the town in the heart of the Ruhr-Area. By the way, Gelsenkirchen is the hometown of the famous football club FC Schalke 04. If you want something to know about this club, visit the homepage too.
http://www.gelsenkirchen.de/English/tourism/Portrait_of_the_city/Gelsenkirchen_History.asp
Englisch version: http://www.schalke04.de/90.html
Best regards
mellus & staff