Castrop-Rauxel

Castrop-Rauxel (), often simply referred to as Castrop by locals, is a former coal mining city in the eastern part of the Ruhr Area within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.

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Castrop-Rauxel is a city in Germany's Ruhr Area that was historically built around coal mining, though it no longer relies on that industry. The city represents the industrial heritage and economic transformation of the Ruhr region, one of Europe's most important industrial centers.

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Key facts

German place.type: Stadt
German place.name: Castrop-Rauxel
German place.image_photo: Castrop-Stadtmittelpunkt.jpg
German place.image_coa: DEU Castrop-Rauxel COA.svg
German place.image_plan: Castrop-Rauxel in RE.svg
German place.state: Nordrhein-Westfalen
German place.region: Münster
German place.district: Recklinghausen
German place.elevation: 98
German place.area: 51.68
German place.postal_code: 44575–44581
German place.area_code: 02305,02367 (Henrichenburg)
German place.licence: RE, CAS, GLA
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05 5 62 004
German place.divisions: 15
German place.website: www.castrop-rauxel.de
German place.mayor: Rajko Kravanja
German place.leader_term: 2020–25

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Geography
Urban area
History
Sights
Parks
Politics
List of mayors
City council
Transport
Twin towns – sister cities
Economy
Culture
Notable people
References

Castrop-Rauxel (), often simply referred to as Castrop by locals, is a former coal mining city in the eastern part of the Ruhr Area within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.

==Geography== Castrop-Rauxel is located in Germany between Dortmund to the southeast, Bochum to the southwest, Herne to the west, Recklinghausen to the northwest, Datteln to the north and Waltrop to the northeast.

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