Oer-Erkenschwick
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Location of the town of Oer-Erkenschwick within Recklinghausen district
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| Coordinates | 51°38′32″N 7°15′3″E / 51.64222°N 7.25083°ECoordinates: 51°38′32″N 7°15′3″E / 51.64222°N 7.25083°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Mayor | Johannes-Joachim Menge (CDU) |
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| 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) |
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| 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.
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Oer-Erkenschwick is situated east of the city of Recklinghausen and on the southern edge of the Hohe Mark Nature Park.
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[edit] Famous Oer-Erkenschwickers
- Horst Szymaniak, international footballer
- Klaus Wennemann, actor
- Irmelin Indenbirken, mother of actor Leonardo Di Caprio
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