Editing Bottrop (section)

==Boroughs==
The total area of the municipal territory is about {{convert|101|km2|0|abbr=on}}. The longest north-south distance is {{convert|17|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and from west to east {{convert|9|km|mi|abbr=on}}. The highest peak within the city's territory is {{convert|78|m|ft|abbr=on}}, the lowest one being {{convert|26|m|ft|abbr=on}} [[above sea level]].

Bottrop is divided into three boroughs: '''Bottrop-Mitte''' (Bottrop-Center), '''Bottrop-Süd''' (Bottrop South) and '''[[Bottrop#Kirchhellen|Bottrop-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:

*'''Bottrop-Mitte''': Eigen, Fuhlenbrock, Stadtmitte, and [[:de:Marktviertel (Bottrop)|Marktviertel]]
*'''Bottrop-Süd''': Batenbrock, Boy, Ebel, Lehmkuhle, Vonderort, Gartenstadt Welheim (Garden city Welheim), and Welheimer Mark 
*'''Bottrop-Kirchhellen''': Ekel, Feldhausen, Grafenwald, Hardinghausen, Holthausen, Im Loh, Kirchhellen, Kuhberg, and Overhagen

For statistical reasons, Bottrop is also divided into ''statistical'' boroughs. They are (with their official numbering):

{|
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*11 [[Altstadt]]
*12 Nord-Ost (Northeast)
*13 Süd-West (Southwest)
*21 Fuhlenbrock-Heide (Fuhlenbrock-[[Heath (habitat)|Heath]])
*22 Fuhlenbrock-Wald (Fuhlenbrock-[[Forest]])
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*31 Stadtwald ([[Urban forest|City forest]])
*32 Eigen
*41 Batenbrock-Nord (Batenbrock-North)
*42 Batenbrock-Süd (Batenbrock-South)
*51 Boy
*52 Welheim
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*61 Ebel/Welheimer Mark (Ebel-Welheim Market)
*62 Süd (South)
*71 Kirchhellen-Mitte (Kirchhellen-Center)
*72 Kirchhellen-Süd/Grafenwald (Kirchhellen-South/Grafenwald)
*73 Kirchhellen-Süd-West (Kirchhellen-Southwest)
*74 Kirchhellen-Nord-Ost (Kirchhellen-Northeast)
|}

===Kirchhellen===
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.