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Recke
Town
Town Square in Recke
Town Square in Recke
Coat of arms of Recke
Coat of arms
Location of Recke within Steinfurt district
North Rhine-WestphaliaBorken (district)Coesfeld (district)MünsterWarendorf (district)Lower SaxonyGrevenSaerbeckLienenLengerichLaerAltenbergeHorstmarNordwaldeLadbergenMetelenHörstelWesterkappelnIbbenbürenSteinfurtWettringenNeuenkirchenMettingenLotteHopstenOchtrupRheineReckeTecklenburgEmsdetten
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictSteinfurt
Subdivisions6
Government
 • MayorEckhard Kellermeier (CDU)
Area
 • Total
53.48 km2 (20.65 sq mi)
Highest elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Lowest elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
11,410
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49509
Dialling codes05453
Vehicle registrationST
Websitewww.recke.de

Recke is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Recke is situated approximately 20 km north-east of Rheine and 25 km north-west of Osnabrück.

Neighbouring municipalities

Notable persons

German footballer Simon Rolfes grew up in Recke.

Twin town

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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