Castrop-Rauxel
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Location of Castrop-Rauxel within Recklinghausen district
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| Coordinates: 51°33′N 7°19′E / 51.550°N 7.317°ECoordinates: 51°33′N 7°19′E / 51.550°N 7.317°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Münster | |
| District | Recklinghausen | |
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| • Mayor | Rajko Kravanja (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 51.66 km2 (19.95 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 74,220 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 44575–44581 | |
| Dialling codes | 02305, 02367 (Henrichenburg) |
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| Vehicle registration | RE, CAS, GLA | |
| Website | (German language) | |
Castrop-Rauxel (German pronunciation: [ˈkastʁɔpˈʁaʊksəl]) is a former mining city in the eastern part of the Ruhr Area in Germany.
Castrop-Rauxel is between Dortmund to the east, Bochum (south), Herne (west), and to the north, Recklinghausen, Datteln and Waltrop.
The urban area of Castrop-Rauxel has a total expanse of 51.66 km2 (19.95 sq mi). The Halde Schwerin is marked as the highest point of the city with 147 m over NN, the lowest point is the Pöppinghauser street beside house number 264 with 50.2 m over NN.
The city is divided into 15 districts, listed in order from north to south: Becklem, Henrichenburg, Ickern, Habinghorst, Pöppinghausen, Deininghausen, Rauxel, Bladenhorst, Behringhausen, Castrop, Dingen, Schwerin, Obercastrop, Frohlinde and Merklinde.
The total area of the city divided into different uses (31.12.2010):
Population figures for the individual districts (Stand: 2005):
First mentioned in 834 as "Villa Castorpe", the city of Castrop was founded in 1902 by merging the municipalities Castrop, Obercastrop and Behringhausen. On April 1, 1926 Castrop-Rauxel was formed when Castrop merged with 10 other municipalities. During World War II, a plant at Castrop-Rauxel used the Bergius process to produce synthetic (German: Ersatz) oil products.
In 1975, the village of Henrichenburg was annexed and Castrop-Rauxel became part of the Recklinghausen (district). In 1984 the last of 7 coal mines at Castrop-Rauxel ("Erin") closed.
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