Recklinghausen
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Administrative region | Münster |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Population | 122,381 source (2005) |
| Area | 66.4 km² |
| Population density | 1,843 /km² |
| Elevation | 85 m |
| Coordinates | 51°37′ N 7°12′ E |
| Postal code | 45601–45665 |
| Area code | 02361 |
| Licence plate code | RE |
| Mayor | Wolfgang Pantförder (CDU) |
| Website | recklinghausen.de |
Recklinghausen is a city in the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Recklinghausen.
Recklinghausen is home to a museum of icons, which includes more than 1,000 Orthodox works from Russia, Greece and the Balkan countries, as well as early Coptic Christian art from Egypt. The icon museum - the largest outside the Orthodox world - was founded in 1956 and reopened after renovation in February 2006 for its 50th anniversary.
The famous comedian Hape Kerkeling was born here in 1964.
Another famous person from Recklinghausen is Ralf Möller who was Mr. Universe and also played in the movie Gladiator.
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