Haltern am See

Haltern am See
Town
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Location of Haltern am See within Recklinghausen district
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Coordinates: 51°45′N 7°11′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Recklinghausen
Government
• Mayor	Bodo Klimpel (CDU)
Area
• Total	158.34 km^2 (61.14 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	38,117
• Density	240/km^2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	45721
Dialling codes	02364 (Haltern am See), 02360 (Lippramsdorf)
Vehicle registration	RE
Website	www.haltern-am-see.de

Haltern am See (Haltern at the lake, before December 2001 only Haltern) is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is next to the Lippe River and the Wesel-Datteln Canal, approx. 15 km north of Recklinghausen.

Twin towns

• Rochford, Essex, England
• Roost-Warendin, France
• Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria

References

1. "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.

Other websites

• Livius.org: Roman fortress Haltern Archived 2008-05-10 at the Wayback Machine