Oer-Erkenschwick

Oer-Erkenschwick
Town hall
Oer-Erkenschwick
Location of the town of Oer-Erkenschwick within Recklinghausen district
Coordinates	51°38′32″N 7°15′3″E / 51.64222°N 7.25083°E / 51.64222; 7.25083Coordinates: 51°38′32″N 7°15′3″E / 51.64222°N 7.25083°E / 51.64222; 7.25083
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Recklinghausen
Mayor	Johannes-Joachim Menge (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation	72 m  (236 ft)
Population	30,312 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	781 /km2 (2,023 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RE
Postal code	45739
Area codes	0 23 68
Website	www.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.

History

Politics

Economy

Healthcare

Education

Sports

Famous Oer-Erkenschwickers

• Horst Szymaniak, international footballer
• Klaus Wennemann, actor
• Irmelin Indenbirken, mother of actor Leonardo Di Caprio

References

1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.