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Local court in Gelsenkirchen – commercial register

The local court in Gelsenkirchen maintains the commercial register for the Gelsenkirchen region. Following the end of hard-coal mining, Gelsenkirchen developed into a location for energy, solar technology and housing. It is home to Vivawest (housing), ELE (energy) and several renewable-energy research institutions.

Gelsenkirchen as a business location

Gelsenkirchen has transformed from a hard-coal and heavy-industry centre into an energy and housing location. Vivawest, managing around 130,000 homes, and ELE (energy and water supply) are the largest local employers. INEOS (petrochemicals at the former BP Scholven site), Pilkington Germany (glass) and Stadtwerke Gelsenkirchen also shape the economy. The Science Park, Westfälische Hochschule campus and FC Schalke 04 make it an important research and sporting location.

Address & contact

Local court in Gelsenkirchen, commercial register
Bochumer Straße 79, 45886 Gelsenkirchen
Telephone: 0209 14899-0

Opening and consultation hours

Monday to Wednesday and Friday: 08:30–12:30; Thursday: 08:30–11:30 and 14:00–15:00.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Gelsenkirchen maintains commercial register A (HRA) for sole traders, general partnerships (OHG) and limited partnerships (KG), and commercial register B (HRB) for limited liability companies (GmbH), stock corporations (AG) and European companies (SE). The transition from mining to the solar economy in the northern Ruhr makes the city an important registration location. HRB Gelsenkirchen records Vivawest (one of Germany’s largest housing corporations), ELE and municipal shareholdings connected with FC Schalke 04.

How does ordering work?

Enter the company name or registration number (HRA/HRB) of the company in Gelsenkirchen in our online form. Our staff retrieve the extract directly from the local court in Gelsenkirchen and email the document to you as a PDF. Officially certified copies and apostilles are sent by post.

Common uses in Gelsenkirchen

• Credit checks on energy suppliers and housing companies
• Evidence for contracts with medium-sized solar and photovoltaic businesses
• Documents for municipal holding companies
• Certification for the redevelopment of industrial sites

Processing time

PDF extracts: usually within 1–15 minutes after acceptance of the complete order during our service hours (Monday–Friday 09:00–18:00, Saturday 09:00–15:00, German local time). Outside these hours, processing starts in the next service period. Without a valid request for early performance, processing starts no earlier than the end of the withdrawal period. We confirm the processing start when accepting your order. Official certification: usually 2–4 weeks; apostilles: usually 6 weeks, in each case after acceptance of the complete documents. Postal transit time is additional. Legalisation: processing time on request. Availability and processing by public authorities may delay delivery; these are estimates, not guaranteed deadlines.