Oer-Erkenschwick

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Oer-Erkenschwick
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Oer-Erkenschwick
Oer-Erkenschwick (Germany)
Oer-Erkenschwick
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Recklinghausen
Mayor Johannes-Joachim Menge (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 38.8 km² (15 sq mi)
Elevation 72 m  (236 ft)
Population 30,815  (01/02/2007)
 - Density 794 /km² (2,057 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate RE
Postal code 45739
Area codes 0 23 68
Website www.oer-erkenschwick.de

Coordinates: 51°38′32″N 7°15′03″E / 51.64222, 7.25083

Oer-Erkenschwick is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 5 km north-east of Recklinghausen.