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Castrop-Rauxel (German pronunciation: [ˌkastʁɔpˈʁaʊksl̩]), often simply referred to as Castrop by locals, is a former coal mining city in the eastern part of the Ruhr Area in Germany.

Castrop-Rauxel
Town
Location of Castrop-Rauxel within Recklinghausen district
HerneMarl
Castrop-Rauxel
Castrop-Rauxel
Coordinates: 51°33′N 7°19′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictRecklinghausen
Subdivisions15
Government
  Mayor (202025) Rajko Kravanja[1] (SPD)
Area
  Total51.66 km2 (19.95 sq mi)
Elevation
98 m (322 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total73,126
  Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
44575–44581
Dialling codes02305,
02367 (Henrichenburg)
Vehicle registrationRE, CAS, GLA
Websitewww.castrop-rauxel.de

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.


Urban area


Old town hall
Old town hall
Bladenhorst castle
Bladenhorst castle
Castrop-Rauxel town hall
Castrop-Rauxel town hall

The city covers an area of 51.67 km2 (19.95 sq mi).[3] The Halde Schwerin (slag heap in the Schwerin district) is marked as the point of highest elevation at 147 m (482.3 ft) above sea level. The lowest point is located on Pöppinghauser Straße (Poppinghausen Street), besides house number 264, with an elevation of 50.2 m (164.7 ft) above sea level.

The city is divided into 15 districts, from north to south and within one line from west (southwest) to east (northeast):[4]

The total area of the city divided into different uses (31 December 2010):

Surfacein m2in %
Buildings and open spaces16,384,83231.7%
Operating area1,497,8432.9%
Recreation area2,835,9245.5%
Traffic area6,191,78912.0%
Agricultural land14,116,84327.3%
Forest land7,938,24815.4%
Water surface1,941,5223.8%
Other uses758,3721.5%
Total area51,665,373100%

Population figures for the individual districts (Stand: 2005):

Districts Population
Henrichenburg5,333
Ickern16,650
Habinghorst,
Pöppinghausen
9,970
Deininghausen,
Dingen,
Rauxel
10,056
Bladenhorst,
Rauxel-Nord
6,065
Schwerin6,672
Behringhausen,
Castrop,
Obercastrop
16,743
Frohlinde3,509
Merklinde2,621

History


First mentioned in 834 as "Villa Castorpe",[citation needed] the city of Castrop was founded in 1902 by merging the municipalities Castrop, Obercastrop and Behringhausen. On April 1, 1926 Castrop-Rauxel was formed when Castrop merged with 10 other municipalities. During World War II, a plant at Castrop-Rauxel used the Bergius process to produce synthetic (German: Ersatz) oil products.

In 1975, the village of Henrichenburg was annexed and Castrop-Rauxel became part of the Recklinghausen (district). In 1984 the last of 7 coal mines at Castrop-Rauxel ("Erin") closed.


Politics


The current mayor of Castrop-Rauxel is Rajko Kravanja of the Socila Democratic Party (SPD) since 2015. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes  % Votes  %
Rajko Kravanja Social Democratic Party 13,101 49.3 11,640 66.7
Oliver Lind Christian Democratic Union 6,674 25.1 5,823 33.3
Manfred Fiedler The Greens/FWI/The Left 4,422 16.6
Mario Rommel Independent 1,213 4.6
Nils Bettinger Free Democratic Party 1,160 4.4
Valid votes 26,570 98.7 17,463 98.8
Invalid votes 359 1.3 210 1.2
Total 26,929 100.0 17,673 100.0
Electorate/voter turnout 60,039 44.9 60,007 29.5
Source: City of Castrop-Rauxel (1st round, 2nd round)

List of mayors


Lord Mayors

Mayors


City council


Results of the 2020 city council election.
Results of the 2020 city council election.

The Castrop-Rauxel city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:

Party Votes  % +/- Seats +/-
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 10,256 38.9 1.3 20 ±0
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 7,059 26.8 3.9 14 1
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 3,988 15.1 7.1 8 4
Independent Citizens' Party (UBP) 1,146 4.3 0.3 2 ±0
Free Voter Initiative (FWI) 1,132 4.3 3.2 2 2
The Left (Die Linke) 1,021 3.9 1.4 2 1
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 1,014 3.8 0.5 2 ±0
Die PARTEI 775 2.9 New 2 New
Valid votes 26,391 98.2
Invalid votes 486 1.8
Total 26,877 100.0 52 2
Electorate/voter turnout 60,039 44.8 2.5
Source: City of Castrop-Rauxel

Transport


Castrop-Rauxel has access to three major highways, the Emscherschnellweg A 42,the Sauerlandlinie A 45 and the A 2.
There are 3 railway stations within the city. The central station (Castrop-Rauxel Hauptbahnhof) on the Cologne-Minden Railway is located in the suburb of Rauxel. Connecting Castrop-Rauxel to the western Ruhr cities like Duisburg, Oberhausen, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne and in the east to Dortmund and Hamm. The unmanned stations of Castrop-Rauxel South (Castrop-Rauxel Süd) and Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde on the Duisburg-Ruhrort–Dortmund railway have hourly services with trains to Dortmund, Herne and Dorsten. Located in the city centre is the central bus station Muensterplatz. From here passengers can travel to almost all suburbs and to neighboring cities like Herne, Dortmund and Bochum.
The Rhine-Herne Canal runs right through Castrop-Rauxel; Castrop-Rauxel also has a small Yacht club on this body of water.


Twin towns – sister cities


Castrop Rauxel Square, Wakefield, named after its twin town
Castrop Rauxel Square, Wakefield, named after its twin town

Castrop-Rauxel is twinned with:[5]


Economy


Castrop-Rauxel has been attempting to change from a former mining city to a city with a modern lifestyle, high recreational value, new economy companies, a 27-hole golf course, and various cultural events. Despite those efforts, the town has one of the lowest median incomes per capita in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Metalworking and electronics are the key manufacturing sectors.[6]


Culture


The WLT (Westphalian State Theater) is the oldest and most relevant source of theatrical entertainment in Castrop-Rauxel. There is one cinema with two screens in Castrop. Castrop’s history is closely connected to horse racing, the Reiterbrunnen in the very center of Castrop’s market square is a reminder of the race days on the Naturhindernisbahn, now part of the Goldschmieding Park.


Notable people



References


Notes
  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "Zahlen, Daten und Fakten (Numbers, Figures and Facts)". castrop-rauxel.de. Stadt Castrop-Rauxel. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  4. "casgeoportal". www.geoportal.gkd-re.de. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  5. "Städtepartnerschaften". castrop-rauxel.de (in German). Castrop-Rauxel. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  6. Castrop-Rauxel Entry on the website britannica.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

На других языках


[de] Castrop-Rauxel

Castrop-Rauxel [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈkas·tʀɔp ˈʀaʊ̯k·sl̩] ist eine große kreisangehörige Stadt im Kreis Recklinghausen im Regierungsbezirk Münster in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Die Ruhrgebietsstadt wird im Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR) durch den Kreis Recklinghausen vertreten und ist Teil der Metropolregion Rhein-Ruhr. In der Landesplanung Nordrhein-Westfalens ist Castrop-Rauxel als Mittelzentrum eingestuft.
- [en] Castrop-Rauxel

[ru] Кастроп-Рауксель

Кастроп-Рауксель (нем. Castrop-Rauxel) — город в Германии, в земле Северный Рейн-Вестфалия.



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