Oer-Erkenschwick
town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Oer-Erkenschwick is a town in Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is about 5 km northeast of Recklinghausen, on the northern edge of the Ruhr Area. About 31,000 people live there.
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 The town hall in Oer-Erkenschwick | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oer-Erkenschwick within Recklinghausen district  | |
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| 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 |
References
change- ↑ 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.
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