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.
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 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Carsten Wewers[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 31,838 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (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 |
Geography edit
Oer-Erkenschwick is situated east of the city of Recklinghausen and on the southern edge of the Hohe Mark Nature Park.
Sports edit
The town is the home of football club SpVgg Erkenschwick.
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Notable people edit
- Moondog (1916–1999), American musician and composer, lived there for a while
- Horst Szymaniak (1934–2009), footballer
- Klaus Wennemann (1940–2000), actor
References edit
- ^ 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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