Recke

Recke
Town Square in Recke
Coat of arms
Recke
Location of Recke within Steinfurt district
Coordinates: 52°22′12″N 7°43′08″E / 52.37000°N 7.71889°E / 52.37000; 7.71889Coordinates: 52°22′12″N 7°43′08″E / 52.37000°N 7.71889°E / 52.37000; 7.71889
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Government
• Mayor	Eckhard Kellermeier (CDU)
Area
• Total	53.48 km2 (20.65 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	11,246
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	49509
Dialling codes	05453
Vehicle registration	ST
Website	www.recke.de

Recke is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Recke is situated approximately 20 km north-east of Rheine and 25 km north-west of Osnabrück.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Ibbenbüren
• Hopsten
• Mettingen
• Voltlage
• Neuenkirchen

Notable persons

German footballer Simon Rolfes grew up in Recke.

Twin town

• Ommen (Overijssel, Netherlands)

References

External links

• Official site (German)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Recke.

Towns and municipalities in Steinfurt (district) Altenberge Emsdetten Greven Hopsten Hörstel Horstmar Ibbenbüren Ladbergen Laer Lengerich Lienen Lotte Metelen Mettingen Neuenkirchen Nordwalde Ochtrup Recke Rheine Saerbeck Steinfurt Tecklenburg Westerkappeln Wettringen