<page_title> List of cities in Germany by population </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> 25 <col_header> 2015 rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Gelsenkirchen <col_header> City </col_header> </cell> <cell> North Rhine-Westphalia <col_header> State </col_header> </cell> </table>
Gelsenkirchen is the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the 25th largest city of Germany.