Altmarkt in the citySt. Cyriacus's Church (Catholic)St. Martin's Church (Protestant)Mine: Bergwerk Prosper 2Tetrahedron landmark
Bottrop (German pronunciation:[ˈbɔtʁɔp]ⓘ) is a city in west-centralGermany, on theRhine–Herne Canal, inNorth Rhine-Westphalia. Located in theRuhr industrial area, Bottrop adjoinsEssen,Oberhausen,Gladbeck, andDorsten. 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 theOil Campaign of World War II. In 1975, it unified with the neighbouring communities of Gladbeck and Kirchhellen, but Gladbeck left it in 1976, leading to Kirchhellen becoming a district of Bottrop as Bottrop-Kirchhellen. It is also twinned withBlackpool,England.
The total area of the municipal territory is about 101 km2 (39 sq mi). The longest north-south distance is 17 km (11 mi), and from west to east 9 km (5.6 mi). The highest peak within the city's territory is 78 m (256 ft), the lowest one being 26 m (85 ft)above sea level.
Bottrop is divided into three boroughs:Bottrop-Mitte (Bottrop-Center),Bottrop-Süd (Bottrop South) andBottrop-Kirchhellen, each having a borough representation and a borough ruler.
These boroughs are further subdivided into city parts, partly named after their traditional names, while the newly built parts are only recently named:
From 1919 until 1976, Kirchhellen was its own town. Following a communal reorganization reform in 1975, both Kirchhellen and Gladbeck joined the city of Bottrop. This resulted in the nickname "GlaBotKi". Gladbeck left the city in 1976, and became part of the district of Recklinghausen.
Most of Kirchhellen is Catholic (around 65%). It has three churches, including one Lutheran church.
The current [when?] mayor of Bottrop is Bernd Tischler of theSocial Democratic Party (SPD) since 2009. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:
The Bottrop city council governs the city alongside the mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:
Indoor Skydiving Bottrop, a powerfulvertical wind tunnel, attracts skydivers from all over Europe.
Since September 12, 2005, so calledStolpersteine have been placed by artistGunter Demnig all over the city in remembrance of the people deported and killed by the Nazis.
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