Recke
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Coat of arms
Location of Recke within Steinfurt district
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Recke is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Recke is situated approximately 20 km north-east of Rheine and 25 km north-west of Osnabrück.
Neighbouring municipalities
- Ibbenbüren
- Hopsten
- Mettingen
- Voltlage
- Neuenkirchen
Sons and daughters of Recke
- 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
- Simon Rolfes (born 1982), German national football player, grew up in Recke
Twin town
Ommen (Overijssel, Netherlands)
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links
- Official site (in German)
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