Oer-Erkenschwick

Geschichte

Oer-Erkenschwick is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km north-east of Recklinghausen, on the northern periphery of the Ruhrgebiet. When pronouncing the name, “Oer” should be pronounced like the German Ohr, not Ör.GeographyOer-Erkenschwick is situated east of the city of Recklinghausen and on the southern edge of the Hohe Mark Nature Park.SportsThe town is the home of football club SpVgg Erkenschwick.Famous Oer-Erkenschwickers Horst Szymaniak, international footballer Klaus Wennemann, actor Irmelin Indenbirken, mother of actor Leonardo DiCaprio The American avantgarde composer Moondog lived in Oer-Erkenschwick for a time after moving to Germany in 1974.Sister townsOba, Antalya