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.

Oer-Erkenschwick
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Oer-Erkenschwick within Recklinghausen district
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Coordinates: 51°38′32″N 7°15′03″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Recklinghausen
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Carsten Wewers[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	31,532
• Density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	45739
Dialling codes	0 23 68
Vehicle registration	RE
Website	www.oer-erkenschwick.de

Geography

Oer-Erkenschwick is situated east of the city of Recklinghausen and on the southern edge of the Hohe Mark Nature Park.

Sports

The town is the home of football club SpVgg Erkenschwick.

Twin towns – sister cities

Oer-Erkenschwick is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

• Moondog (1916–1999), American musician and composer, lived there for a while
• Horst Szymaniak (1934–2009), footballer
• Klaus Wennemann (1940–2000), actor

References

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[de] Oer-Erkenschwick

[ru] Эр-Эркеншвикк