Oer-Erkenschwick
# Oer-Erkenschwick

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.

## Geography

Oer-Erkenschwick is situated east of the city of Recklinghausen and on the southern edge of the Hohe Mark Nature Park.

## Sports

The town is the home of football club SpVgg Erkenschwick.

## Twin towns – sister cities

Oer-Erkenschwick is twinned with:

* Alanya, Turkey
* Halluin, France
* Kočevje, Slovenia
* Lübbenau, Germany
* North Tyneside, England, United Kingdom
* Pniewy, Poland

## Notable people

* Moondog (1916–1999), American musician and composer, lived there for a while
* Horst Szymaniak (1934–2009), footballer
* Klaus Wennemann (1940–2000), actor
