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Recklinghausen
Riäkelhusen (Westphalian) | |
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 City hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Recklinghausen within Recklinghausen district  | |
  Recklinghausen  Recklinghausen | |
| Coordinates: 51°35′6″N 7°9′43″E / 51.58500°N 7.16194°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Christoph Tesche[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.4 km2 (25.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 111,693 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 45601–45665 |
| Dialling codes | 02361 |
| Vehicle registration | RE |
| Website | www.recklinghausen.de (in German) |
Recklinghausen (German pronunciation: [ˌʁɛklɪŋˈhaʊzn̩] ; 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 industry in the south. Recklinghausen is the 60th-largest city in Germany and the 22nd-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- ^ 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.