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Recklinghausen (IPA: [ʁɛklɪŋˈhaʊzən]) is a city in the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Recklinghausen is the northernmost city in the Ruhr-Area and borders the more rural Münsterland. While the landscape in the north of Recklinghausen is characterized by large fields and farms the southern parts of the city are dominated by industry. With a total population of 121,521(as of December 31st,2006) Recklinghausen is the 60th largest city in Germany and the 22nd largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the capital of the district Recklinghausen.
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Recklinghausen is home to a museum of icons, which includes more than 1,000 Orthodox works from Russia, Greece and the Balkan countries, as well as early Coptic Christian art from Egypt. The icon museum - the largest outside the Orthodox world - was founded in 1956 and reopened after renovation in February 2006 for its 50th anniversary.
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North Rhine-Westphalia has a closely-woven autobahn network with many routes leading directly to Recklinghausen. The two major motorways crossing the area of the city are the A2 and the A43.
The city is connected to the larger waterways by the Rhein-Herne-Kanal.
Recklinghausen has two railway stations. The Central Station (Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof) which is connected to the national and European high speed (Intercity) and the South Station (Recklinghausen Südbahnhof).
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