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Recke Marktplatz
Recke Marktplatz · J.-H. Janßen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Evangelische Kirche Recke 17
Evangelische Kirche Recke 17 · Jan-Herm Janßen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Recke Pottkamp 9 01
Recke Pottkamp 9 01 · J.-H. Janßen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Recke Pottkamp 01
Recke Pottkamp 01 · J.-H. Janßen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Recke Alte Bodelschwingh Schule 03
Recke Alte Bodelschwingh Schule 03 · J.-H. Janßen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Recke Alte Bodelschwingh Schule 01
Recke Alte Bodelschwingh Schule 01 · J.-H. Janßen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recke, Germany

Recke is a town of 11,800 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Population11,800 GeoNames
Elevation45 m 148 ft
Time zoneEurope/Berlin
Land area53.7 km²
Nearest airportMünster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) 26 km

Why visit Recke

Townapedia lists 8 museums and landmarks, 22 parks and trails, 23 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Hofladen Lensing-Bäumer, Denneberg, Hobo Station and Am Kälberberg.

About Recke

Recke (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɛkə] ; Westphalian: Riäke) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

From the Wikipedia article Recke (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do6

Hofladen Lensing-Bäumer

Farm and orchard · 5.8 km

58 Hopstener Straße, Ibbenbüren

Mo 14:00-18:00; Tu-Fr 08:00-12:30,14:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00; Su off

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Denneberg

Scenic view · 4.8 km

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Berghalde Rudolfschacht

Scenic view · 5.4 km

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Bergehalde Hopstener Straße

Scenic view · 6.1 km

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Förderturm Buchholz

Scenic view · 3.7 km

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Mittelberg

Scenic view · 6.1 km

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Museums and landmarks8

Hobo Station

Museum · 4.8 km

Die Betreiber gestalten Holzskulpturen mit der Kettensäge. Die Objekte sowie Objekte anderer (wechselnder) Künstlerinnen und Künstler...

141 Recker Straße, Mettingen

Th,Fr 09:00-18:00; "nach Absprache"

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Alte Ruthemühle

Museum · 1.6 km

40 Steinbecker Straße, Recke

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Kriegsdenkmal

Monument and historic site · 6.0 km

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Benediktus Huster

Monument and historic site

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Grubenzug

Monument and historic site · 6.2 km

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historische Schmiede- und Metallwerkstatt

Monument and historic site · 4.4 km

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Kriegerehrenmal

Monument and historic site

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Ortskern

Monument and historic site

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Parks, trails and playgrounds22

Am Kälberberg

Hiking and trails · 5.2 km

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Kreienfeld

Hiking and trails · 4.4 km

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Mettinger Moor

Hiking and trails · 4.7 km

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Recker Moor

Hiking and trails · 3.2 km

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Schwefelbad Steinbeck

Sports field and stadium · 3.4 km

40 Bad, Recke

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Sportboothafen Recke

Marina and boat launch · 1.8 km

06-APR-09 17:45:42

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Bürgerpark

Park

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Diekmannstraße

Playground

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Döfer Esch

Playground · 0.6 km

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Kreuzkrug

Playground · 0.9 km

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Restaurants and cafes23

Da Franco

Restaurant · Italian, Pizza

48 Hauptstraße, Recke

Mo off; Tu-Sa 17:30-23:00; Su 17:00-23:00

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Il Mio

Restaurant · Italian, Pasta, Pizza

4 Hopstener Straße, Recke

Mo-Th 17:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 17:00-23:00; Su 17:00-22:00

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Restaurant Landhaus Bad Steinbeck

Restaurant · German, Regional · 3.7 km

14 Bad, Recke

We-Su 17:00+; Mo,Tu off

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Bäckerei Remke

Cafe

5 Hopstener Straße, Recke

Mo-Fr 06:30-19:00; Sa 06:30-14:00; Su,PH off

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Bäckerei Remke

Cafe · 1.1 km

2 Am Gewerbepark, Recke

Mo-Fr 05:00-18:00, Sa 06:00-17:30; Su 07:00-17:30; PH off

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Justus

Cafe

34 Hauptstraße, Recke

Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 07:00-20:00; Su,PH off

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Gasthof & Hotel Gronheid

Restaurant · 2.4 km

23 Recker Straße, Recke

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Haus Strübbe

Bar and pub

36 Hauptstraße, Recke

18:00+

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Kreta

Restaurant · Greek · 0.6 km

11 Venneweg, Recke

Mo-We off; Th-Sa 17:30-21:30; Su 12:00-14:00,17:00-21:00

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Bäckerei Gebr. Drees

Bakery · 2.9 km

16 Dorfstraße, Recke

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Altes Gasthaus Göcke

Restaurant · Regional · 2.8 km

20 Kirchstraße, Recke

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Eiscafe Venezia

Cafe · Ice Cream

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Where to stay3

Churches and places of worship5

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Shopping10

Gas and EV charging2

Schools, colleges and libraries6

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Healthcare2

Map of Recke

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Getting there and nearby towns

Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.

  • Westerkappeln 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
  • Rheine 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
  • Wallenhorst 20 km east, about 20 min by car
  • Hasbergen 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
  • Osnabrück 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
  • Schüttorf 34 km west, about 34 min by car
  • Steinfurt 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
  • Hilter 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
  • Telgte 43 km south, about 43 min by car
  • Münster 46 km south, about 46 min by car

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