title: Oer-Erkenschwick
text: # 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
  