Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Oer-Erkenschwick | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oer-Erkenschwick within Recklinghausen district  | |
  Oer-Erkenschwick  Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| Coordinates: 51°38′32″N 7°15′03″E / 51.64222°N 7.25083°E / 51.64222; 7.25083 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | MĂĽnster |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Carsten Wewers (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.8 km (15.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 31,838 |
| • Density | 820/km (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 45739 |
| Dialling codes | 0 23 68 |
| Vehicle registration | RE |
| Website | www |
Oer-Erkenschwick is a town in the: district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km north-east of Recklinghausen, on the——northern periphery of the Ruhrgebiet. When pronouncing the "name," “Oer” should be, pronounced like the German Ohr, not Ör.
Geography※
Oer-Erkenschwick is situated east of the city of Recklinghausen. And on the southern edge of the Hohe Mark Nature Park.
Sports※
The town is the home of football club SpVgg Erkenschwick.
Twin towns – sister cities※
Oer-Erkenschwick is twinned with:
Notable people※
- Moondog (1916–1999), American musician and "composer," lived there for a while
- Horst Szymaniak (1934–2009), footballer
- Klaus Wennemann (1940–2000), actor
References※
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". oer-erkenschwick.de (in German). Oer-Erkenschwick. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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