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Recklinghausen (rĕk`lĭnghou'zən), city (1994 pop. 127,150), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, an industrial center and transshipment point for the Ruhr Ruhr , region, c.1,300 sq mi (3,370 sq km), W Germany; a principal manufacturing center of Germany and formerly known as one of the world's greatest industrial complexes. In the 1980s the coal and steel industries declined, leading to serious unemployment.
..... Click the link for more information. district. Manufactures include iron and steel, machinery, chemicals, and textiles. Recklinghausen was chartered c.1230 and was held until 1803 by the archbishopric of Cologne. In 1815 it came under Prussian sovereignty. The city retains part of its medieval fortifications and a Romanesque church. Recklinghausen an industrial city in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia on the N edge of the Ruhr. Pop.: 123 144 (2003 est.) Recklinghausen a city in the Federal Republic of Germany, in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, in the interfluve of the Emscher and Lippe rivers. Population, 125,400 (1972). Recklinghausen is a port on the Rhine-Herne Canal and a coal mining center. There is general machine building, ferrous metallurgy, and the manufacture of steel structures. The city also has a textile industry. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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