Recklinghausen

city in Recklinghausen District, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Recklinghausen

Summary

Recklinghausen is a big city[1]. Recklinghausen draws 292 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #183 of 300).[2]

Key Facts

  • Recklinghausen was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[3].
  • Recklinghausen was a member of Lippeverband[4].
  • Recklinghausen was a member of Emschergenossenschaft[5].
  • Recklinghausen was a member of Mayors for Peace[6].
  • Recklinghausen was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen[7].
  • Recklinghausen is located in Recklinghausen[8].
  • Recklinghausen is in the country of Germany[9].
  • Recklinghausen's head of government is recorded as Axel Tschersich[10].
  • Recklinghausen's instance of is recorded as big city[11].
  • Recklinghausen's instance of is recorded as large district town[12].
  • Recklinghausen's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[13].
  • Recklinghausen's instance of is recorded as district capital[14].
  • Recklinghausen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[15].
  • Recklinghausen's shares border with is recorded as Herten[16].
  • Recklinghausen's shares border with is recorded as Datteln[17].
  • Recklinghausen's shares border with is recorded as Oer-Erkenschwick[18].
  • Recklinghausen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Preston[19].
  • Recklinghausen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Douai[20].
  • Recklinghausen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dordrecht[21].
  • Recklinghausen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Acre[22].
  • Recklinghausen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schmalkalden[23].
  • Recklinghausen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bytom[24].
  • Recklinghausen's postal code is recorded as 45657[25].
  • Recklinghausen's postal code is recorded as 45659[26].
  • Recklinghausen's postal code is recorded as 45661[27].

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Geography

Recklinghausen is in the country of Germany[9]. Recklinghausen is located in Recklinghausen[8].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+120224'}[28], {'amount': '+113360'}[29], {'amount': '+122437'}[30], {'amount': '+112267'}[31], {'amount': '+110714'}[32], and {'amount': '+111734'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city[11], large district town[12], Hanseatic city[13], district capital[14], and urban municipality in Germany[15].

History and Context

1017 marks the founding of Recklinghausen[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Recklinghausen include Recklinghausen[35], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1816[38].

Why It Matters

Recklinghausen draws 292 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #183 of 300).[2] Recklinghausen has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Recklinghausen is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Recklinghausen include Recklinghausen[35], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1816[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+120224'}, {'amount': '+113360'}, {'amount': '+122437'} +8
    Shares border with → Herten, Datteln, Oer-Erkenschwick
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  2. 6w ago · ThomasPusch · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Herten, Datteln, Oer-Erkenschwick
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  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 91255
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  4. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+120224'}, {'amount': '+113360'}, {'amount': '+122437'} +8
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  5. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  6. 16w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → German
    Published in → Pauly–Wissowa
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  7. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Recklinghausen
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Recklinghausen
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 51.61666666666667, 'longitude': 7.2}
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:ریکلنگ ہاؤسن]]"
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