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District · Nordrhein-Westfalen

Gelsenkirchen (urban district)

Every municipality in Gelsenkirchen (urban district) with population, property-tax and trade-tax rates. Click a town for its town hall, tax office and local rules.

Municipalities
1
Population
266,199
Data year
2026

01 All municipalities

MunicipalityPopulationProperty tax BTrade tax
Gelsenkirchen266,199980 %—

02 Moving to Gelsenkirchen (urban district)

Gelsenkirchen (urban district) in Nordrhein-Westfalen has 1 municipalities and about 266,199 inhabitants; the largest is Gelsenkirchen (266,199). You register at the citizens' office of your new municipality; vehicles are registered at the district's registration office.

  1. STEP 01Register within 2 weeksRegister your new address at the registration office of your new municipality in Gelsenkirchen (urban district) within two weeks of moving in. Bring your ID and the landlord's confirmation (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung).
  2. STEP 02Re-register your carUpdate your vehicle registration at the registration office of Gelsenkirchen (urban district); within the same district it's often possible online.
  3. STEP 03Tell your tax officeYour income tax is handled by the tax office for your new address; the registration office usually passes your new address on automatically.
  4. STEP 04Parking permit for the vanApply for a temporary no-parking zone at your town's road traffic office, usually 1–3 weeks before moving day.
  5. STEP 05Update contractsElectricity, internet, broadcasting fee (Rundfunkbeitrag), bank, insurance and health insurance – and set up mail forwarding.
Personal moving checklist for Gelsenkirchen (urban district)

03 Property tax in Gelsenkirchen (urban district)

Property tax (Grundsteuer) is calculated as assessed base amount (Grundsteuermessbetrag, shown on the notice from your tax office) × the local rate (Hebesatz). In Gelsenkirchen (urban district) (median) the rate for residential and commercial property (Grundsteuer B) was 675 % in 2026.

Base amount (Messbetrag)Property tax per year in Gelsenkirchen (urban district) (median)Per quarter
€30€203€51
€60€405€101
€120€810€203

The rate is 154 points above the median in Nordrhein-Westfalen (522 %). The rate is 295 points above the median in Germany (380 %).

Businesses in Gelsenkirchen (urban district) (median) pay trade tax (Gewerbesteuer) at a rate of 480 %; the tax is the trade-tax base amount × this rate.

Since 2025 the new property-tax values apply; many municipalities adjusted their rates. Your notice from the municipality (Grundsteuerbescheid) is binding.

04 Bulky waste & recycling

In Gelsenkirchen (urban district), bulky waste (Sperrmüll) is collected by GELSENDIENSTE – usually after booking. Electrical appliances, paint, batteries and chemicals don't belong in household waste: take them to a recycling centre (Wertstoffhof), a hazardous-waste collection or back to the shop.

05 Waste company

GELSENDIENSTE

www.gelsendienste.de/privathaushalte/abholservice-sperrmuell-elektrogeraete/

? FAQ: Gelsenkirchen (urban district)

Q01Which municipalities belong to Gelsenkirchen (urban district)?

Gelsenkirchen.

Q02Who collects bulky waste in Gelsenkirchen (urban district)?

GELSENDIENSTE

Q03How many people live in Gelsenkirchen (urban district)?

About 266,199 in 1 municipalities.

Q04What is the average property tax rate in Gelsenkirchen (urban district)?

The median rate for property tax B was 675 % in 2026 (Nordrhein-Westfalen: 521.5 %).