Günnigfeld is a district ofBochum, a city in theRuhr area ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia, westernGermany. Günnigfeld belongs to theStadtbezirk (district of a town) ofWattenscheid, Germany, which was a town until 1974 and is now part of Bochum. Günnigfeld is the northernmost part of Wattenscheid.
The population used to speakWestphalian, but nowHigh German is the norm.
It used to be the site of the regional association of theNational Democratic Party of Germany, a party of the extreme right and formerly the site of the national headquarters of the NPD's youth organization.
The football team (a fusion between DJK Westfalia and Union 1911) of Günnigfeld, the VfB Günnigfeld, plays in the Bezirksliga.Willi Schulz,Niko Bungert andMike Terranova started their career in Günnigfeld.
51°29′45″N7°08′52″E / 51.49583°N 7.14778°E /51.49583; 7.14778
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