Recklinghausen (DE)
Recklinghausen (pronunciation: [ˌʁɛklɪŋˈhaʊzn̩]) is the northernmost city (114,330 inhabitants end 2015) in the Ruhr-Area and the capital of the Recklinghausen district. It borders the rural Münsterland and is characterized by large fields and farms in the north and industry in the south.
First mentioned in 1017 as Ricoldinchuson, in 1150 the city was the center of the surrounding Vest Recklinghausen. In 1236, the city of Recklinghausen received town privileges. As part of the County of Vest, ownership of Recklinghausen changed several times in the 15th and 16th century, and in 1576, the entire county was pawned to the Elector of Cologne. In 1582-83, again in 1586, and again in 1587, the city was plundered by partisan armies during the Cologne War, a feud over religious parity in Electorate of Cologne and electoral influence in the Holy Roman Empire. As a target of the Oil Campaign of World War II, oil production at Recklinghausen/Forstezung was bombed by the RAF on 15 January 1945; and South Recklinghausen (Recklinghausen Süd) was captured by the US 137th Infantry on 1 April 1945.
Contents
Postmarks in Germany
Allied Occupation Period 1945-1949
After the end of World War II and capture by the US forces, the city was sectioned into the British Military Zone.
Postmarks in German Empire
Postmarks in North German Confederation
Since 1 January 1868.
Postmarks in Prussia Westphalia province
RECKLINGHAUSEN Kreis used a Postal code 1209, District of Münster.