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| Oer-Erkenschwick | ||
| federal state | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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| Residents | 31.442 (2019) | |
| height | 72 m | |
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Oer-Erkenschwick is a city in a circle Recklinghausen on the northern edge of the Ruhr area.
background
To be there Oer is an expansion letter, so that the place name "Oor-Erkenschwick" is pronounced (not "Ör").
The Parish Oer consisted of the village and Alt-Oer as well as some settlements in the area (Siepen, Sinsen, Flaesheim, Leven, Hamm, Bossendorf and Huppelswick), which now belong to neighboring communities. The Peasantry small (Lüttelen Erkensic) and Groß-Erkenschwick For a long time there were only small settlements of farms, some of which belonged to St. Peter in Recklinghausen, partly to the Flaesheim Abbey (today Haltern am See) belonged. Only with industrialization and especially with mining did the population grow rapidly. In 1926 the community "Oer-Erkenschwick" was founded, in 1953 it received city rights. An important district is still Rape with the center stone ribs.
The urban area consists of about half of the settlements (in the south) and a large part of the Haard (in the north), a forest area in the Hohe Mark Nature Park.
getting there
By plane
To the Dusseldorf Airport
(IATA: DUS) it is 75km to the nearest one Dortmund Airport(IATA: DTM) only 40km. To the Munster Osnabrück Airport(IATA: FMO) it's around 80km.
By train
The city has no rail connection, the nearest train stations are in Recklinghausen, Marl and Castrop-Rauxel as Dortmund-Mengede (accessible with the express bus line).
By bus
The Vestic buses drive to the surrounding cities. You are involved in the VRR tariff.
In the street
Several country roads lead through Oer-Erkenschwick. The runs south of the urban area 
(Exit Castrop-Rauxel / Henrichenburg), west of the 
(Exits Recklinghausen-Nord and -Est), east of the federal road 
.
By boat
The city is just a few kilometers away from the Dattelner Sea, a canal junction. There are several places to lie down for pleasure boats.
mobility
Oer-Erkenschwick is served by the bus routes Vestic operated (see also the Line plan). The central transfer point is the Berlin Square.
The express bus SB24 runs every half hour from Recklinghausen Hbf via Oer-Erkenschwick Dates, Waltrop to the train station in Dortmund crowd.
The night express NE4 drives from Recklinghausen Main station via Oer-Erkenschwick to Datteln-Meckinghoven, Dates Bus Bf and again via Oer-Erkenschwick back to the main train station in Recklinghausen. Four trips from midnight.
Tourist Attractions
- Stimbergpark, with leisure pool, hotel, restaurant, tennis courts, starting point for tours in the Haard.
- Haard colliery, Sunk in 1899, decommissioned in 1997, today with a small museum for mining and the history of the city, now one too station the Industrial Heritage Route.
- Halde Ewald continuation, transformed into a local recreation area, is located in the center of the city
activities
- maritimo, Outdoor pool, fun pool and sauna & wellness area in the Stimbergpark
- FlippFlopp, Indoor playground for (small) children
- cycling, hiking and horse riding
shop
Weekly markets take place: Tuesday mornings at Berliner Platz and Friday mornings at Hünenplatz.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- Children and youth camp Haard, very simple and inexpensive roof-top huts with fixed beds, forest and meadow areas, sanitary and kitchen house, seminar room and party cellar, play area and barbecue area
- Campsite Tögemannsfeld
- Ludbrock campsite
- Hotel Stimbergpark
Learn
- Possibly Heimvolkshochschule Haus Haard, Educational institution and conference center
- Salvador Allende House, Educational facility of the SJD-Die Falken, 200 beds, 17 seminar rooms with modern equipment, large hall, diverse recreational opportunities, here you will also find the archive of the workers' youth movement with the library on history.
Work
security
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- https://www.oer-erkenschwick.de/ - Official website of Oer-Erkenschwick
- Regional leisure time - The leisure portal for the Recklinghausen and Bottrop district
