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 / 51.64222°N 7.25083°E / 51.64222; 7.25083
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  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	31,838
• Density	820/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

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[edit]

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

Sports[edit]

The town is the home of football club SpVgg Erkenschwick.

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Oer-Erkenschwick is twinned with:^[3]

Notable people[edit]

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

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