Bottrop, city in west central Germany, on the Rhine-Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen). Located in the Ruhr industrial district, Bottrop adjoins Essen. The city is a coal-mining and rail center and contains factories producing coal-tar derivatives, chemicals, textiles, and machinery. Bottrop grew as a mining center beginning in the 1860s and was chartered as a city in 1921. Population (1997) 119,669.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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