Oer-Erkenschwick

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

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:

• Alanya, Turkey
• Halluin, France
• Kočevje, Slovenia
• Lübbenau, Germany
• North Tyneside, England, United Kingdom
• Pniewy, Poland

Notable people

• 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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