A German city has shaken off its name and dubbed itself "Swiftkirchen" as it prepares for the arrival of Taylor Swift and many thousands of her adoring fans. The world's biggest music star is due to ...

Germany's Ruhr area used to be a Social Democrat stronghold, but the right-wing AfD party has risen to popularity amid the region's economic decline. In one city — Gelsenkirchen — individuals ...

Gelsenkirchen's mayor Karin Welge, a member of Germany's ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD), said additional fiscal leeway would have helped her city with its structural transformation, in ...

The German city of Gelsenkirchen, which temporarily renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” before the American superstar played three concerts there in mid-July, said Wednesday it received about 1,400 ...

A “Taylor Town” market under way in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, to coincide with Taylor Swift's concerts this week. Photo / Ksenia Kuleshova for The Washington Post But an estimated 180,000 ...

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — It stands out on Taylor Swift’s European tour schedule. Sandwiched between concert stops in Milan and Hamburg, it is the one city most people have never heard of.

An American man suspected of stalking Taylor Swift was arrested by German police ahead of her Eras concert in Gelsenkirchen.

Oh hi, Travis Kelce! Fans noticed the Kansas City tight end in a dark tee and white cap watching the Eras Tour from a suite inside the Veltins-Arena on Wednesday. The Gelsenkirchen, Germany ...

A German city has shaken off its name and dubbed itself "Swiftkirchen" as it prepares for the arrival of Taylor Swift and many thousands of her adoring fans.

A German city has shaken off its name and dubbed itself "Swiftkirchen" as it prepares for the arrival of Taylor Swift and many thousands of her adoring fans. The world's biggest music star is due ...

A German city has shaken off its name and dubbed itself "Swiftkirchen" as it prepares for the arrival of Taylor Swift and many thousands of her adoring fans. The world's biggest music star is due to ...