Gladbeck (IPA: [ˈglatbɛk]) is a city in the district of Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The name ´Gladbeck´ evolves from Low German, originally spoken in the area around Gladbeck. ´Glad´ means something like gleamy and ´beck´ means about brook. However, the brook Gladbeck flows under the ground nowadays. The districts of Gladbeck are Brauck, Butendorf, Ellinghorst, Mitte, Ost, Rentfort, Rosenhügel, Schultendorf and Zweckel.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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