Recklinghausen District
district in Münster Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Summary
Recklinghausen District is a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of rural district of north rhine westphalia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,328 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[3], Climate Alliance[4], Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Münster Government Region[6]
- Country: Germany[7]
- Head of government: Bodo Klimpel[8]
- Instance of: Option municipality[9]
- Capital: Recklinghausen[10]
- Shares border with: Dortmund[11], Borken[12], Coesfeld[13], Unna[14], Herne[15], Gelsenkirchen[16], Bottrop[17], Wesel[18], Bochum[19], Essen[20]
- Named after: Recklinghausen[21]
- Part of: Regionalverband Ruhr[22]
- Commons category: Kreis Recklinghausen[23]
- Licence plate code: RE[24]
- Inception: 1816[25]
- Official website: http://www.kreis-recklinghausen.de/[26], https://www.kreis-re.de/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Recklinghausen (district)[28]
- Commons gallery: Kreis Recklinghausen[29]
- Population: 615,261[30]
- Replaces: Recklinghausen-Land[31]
- Nickname: Castrophausen[32]
- Category for people born here: Q106889039[33]
- Category for people who died here: Q106881620[34]
- Female population: 315,242[35]
- Male population: 300,019[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Recklinghausen (district)[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 52 m[38]
- Area: 761.31 km²[39]
Why It Matters
Recklinghausen District has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]