Recklinghausen (district)
German district of North Rhine-Westphalia
Recklinghausen (IPA: [ʁɛklɪŋˈhaʊzən]) is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Coordinates: 51°40′N 7°10′E / 51.67°N 7.17°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Adm. region | Münster |
Capital | Recklinghausen |
Area | |
• Total | 760.27 km2 (293.54 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 619,732 |
• Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | RE |
Website | http://www.kreis-recklinghausen.de |
Coat of arms
changeThe coat of arms show a silver nettle leaf on green ground - the sign of the Herrlichkeit Lembeck, an Amt in the church-run state of Münster in the Recklinghausen area. The black cross is the sign of the bishops of Cologne who owned a big part of the district's area, the Vest Recklinghausen. The key inside the cross symbolizes St. Peter, the patron of Cologne. |