Oer-Erkenschwick is a town in the
district of Recklinghausen, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
. It is situated approximately 5 km north-east of
Recklinghausen
Recklinghausen (; Westphalian: ''Riäkelhusen'') is the northernmost city in the Ruhr-Area and the capital of the Recklinghausen district. It borders the rural Münsterland and is characterized by large fields and farms in the north and indust ...
, 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.
Sports
The town is the home of football club
SpVgg Erkenschwick
SpVgg Erkenschwick is a German football club based in Oer-Erkenschwick in North Rhine-Westphalia.
History
Founded as ''Sportverein Erkenschwick'' in 1916, they joined ''Emscher-Lippe-Spielverband'' to form ''Sportfreunde Erkenschwick'' in 19 ...
.
Twin towns – sister cities
Oer-Erkenschwick is
twinned with:
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Alanya
Alanya (; ), formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city and a district of Antalya Province on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country's Mediterranean Region, east of the city of Antalya. As of Turkey's 2010 census, the city had a population ...
, Turkey
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Halluin, France
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Kočevje, Slovenia
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Lübbenau, Germany
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North Tyneside, England, United Kingdom
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Pniewy, Poland
Notable people
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Moondog (1916–1999), American musician and composer, lived there for a while
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Horst Szymaniak (1934–2009), footballer
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Klaus Wennemann
Klaus Wennemann (18 December 1940 – 7 January 2000) was a German television and film actor.
Wenneman was born in Oer-Erkenschwick, North Rhine-Westphalia. He is perhaps best known for his leading roles as the Chief Engineer, (the LI), in ''D ...
(1940–2000), actor
References
Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
Recklinghausen (district)
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