Oer-Erkenschwick

Coordinates: 51°38′32″N 7°15′03″E / 51.64222°N 7.25083°E / 51.64222; 7.25083
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Oer-Erkenschwick
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Oer-Erkenschwick
Coat 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 Germany
Oer-Erkenschwick
Oer-Erkenschwick
Oer-Erkenschwick is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Oer-Erkenschwick
Oer-Erkenschwick
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[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total31,838
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
45739
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[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]

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

Oer-Erkenschwick is twinned with:[3]

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". oer-erkenschwick.de (in German). Oer-Erkenschwick. Retrieved 2021-03-04.


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