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Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Oer-Erkenschwick
Town
Town hallTown hall
Coat of arms of Oer-ErkenschwickCoat of arms
Location of Oer-Erkenschwick within Recklinghausen district
Recklinghausen (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaDortmundBochumHerneGelsenkirchenEssenWesel (district)BottropUnna (district)Coesfeld (district)Borken (district)GladbeckRecklinghausenDattelnOer-ErkenschwickCastrop-RauxelMarlHertenWaltropHaltern am SeeDorsten
Oer-Erkenschwick is located in GermanyOer-ErkenschwickOer-Erkenschwick Show map of GermanyOer-Erkenschwick is located in North Rhine-WestphaliaOer-ErkenschwickOer-Erkenschwick Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°38′32″N 7°15′03″E / 51.64222°N 7.25083°E / 51.64222; 7.25083
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictRecklinghausen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Carsten Wewers (CDU)
Area
 • Total38.8 km (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation72 m (236 ft)
Population
 • Total31,918
 • Density820/km (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes45739
Dialling codes0 23 68
Vehicle registrationRE
Websitewww.oer-erkenschwick.de

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Oer-Erkenschwick is twinned with:

Notable people

References

  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. "Städtepartnerschaften". oer-erkenschwick.de (in German). Oer-Erkenschwick. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
Towns and municipalities in Recklinghausen (district)
Coat of Arms of Recklinghausen district
Coat of Arms of Recklinghausen district


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