Oer-Erkenschwick
Oer-Erkenschwick | |
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Town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Oer-Erkenschwick
within Recklinghausen district | |
Location of Oer-Erkenschwick | |
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 (2025–30) | Shoaiub Nazir[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.66 km2 (14.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 31,918 |
| • Density | 825.6/km2 (2,138/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 (German pronunciation: [ˌoːɐ̯ˈʔɛʁkn̩ʃvɪk]) 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:[3]
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 2025, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". oer-erkenschwick.de (in German). Oer-Erkenschwick. Retrieved 2021-03-04.