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Recke | |
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 Town Square in Recke | |
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 Location of Recke
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 Interactive map of Recke | |
  Recke Location within Germany  Recke Location within North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Coordinates: 52°22′12″N 7°43′08″E / 52.37000°N 7.71889°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Peter Vos[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.69 km2 (20.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45–125 m (148–410 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,427 |
| • Density | 212.8/km2 (551.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49509 |
| Dialling codes | 05453 |
| Vehicle registration | ST |
| Website | www.recke.de |
Recke (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɛkə] ⓘ; Westphalian: Riäke) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
[edit]Recke is situated approximately 20 km north-east of Rheine and 25 km north-west of Osnabrück.
Neighbouring municipalities
[edit]Population
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Sons and daughters of Recke
[edit]- Hans-Jürgen Klein (born 1952), politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens), member of the Lower Saxony Landtag
- Erich Rutemöller (born 1945 in Recke-Steinbeck), football coach
People who are connected to the place
[edit]- Simon Rolfes (born 1982), German national football player, grew up in Recke
Twin town
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References
[edit]- ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
- ↑ "Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen Tabelle 12411-01i: Bevölkerungsstand - Gemeinden - Stichtag". Retrieved 26 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official site (in German)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Recke.
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