Oer-Erkenschwick
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.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.name
- Oer-Erkenschwick
- German location.image_photo
- Oer-Erkenschwick Rathaus.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Town hall
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Oer-Erkenschwick COA.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Oer-Erkenschwick in RE.svg
- German location.state
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- German location.region
- Münster
- German location.district
- Recklinghausen
- German location.elevation
- 72
- German location.area
- 38.66
- German location.postal_code
- 45739
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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.