Castrop-Rauxel | |
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Location of Castrop-Rauxel within Recklinghausen district  | |
  Castrop-Rauxel  Castrop-Rauxel | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′N 7°19′E / 51.550°N 7.317°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Subdivisions | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Rajko Kravanja[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.66 km2 (19.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 74,370 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 44575–44581 |
| Dialling codes | 02305, 02367 (Henrichenburg) |
| Vehicle registration | RE, CAS, GLA |
| Website | www.castrop-rauxel.de |
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 within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.