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Reken, Germany

Reken is a town of 5,280 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Population5,280 GeoNames
Elevation100 m 328 ft
Time zoneEurope/Berlin
Land area77.0 km²
Nearest airportFlughafen Essen-Mülheim (ESS) 48 km

Why visit Reken

Townapedia lists 116 museums and landmarks, 25 parks and trails, 47 places to eat, 12 places to stay and 19 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Naturwildpark Granat, Funkturm Groß Reken Melchenberg, Haus Uphave and Weißes Haus.

About Reken

Reken is a municipality in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 15 km east of Borken.

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

Things to do19

Naturwildpark Granat

Zoo and aquarium · 6.6 km

626 Granatstraße, Haltern am See

Feb: Mo-Su,PH 10:00-17:30; Mar-Oct: Mo-Su,PH 10:00-18:00

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Funkturm Groß Reken Melchenberg

Scenic view · 1.1 km

Mo-Su,PH sunrise-sunset

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Bußmanns Bauernlädchen

Farm and orchard · 5.7 km

73 Rekener Straße, Dorsten

Tu-Fr 08:00-18:30; Sa 08:00-17:00; Su,Mo,PH off

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Fier's Hof

Farm and orchard · 3.9 km

4 Kreulkerhok, Reken

Tu-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 09:00-18:30; Mo off

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Wildpark Frankenhof

Zoo and aquarium · 3.2 km

32 Frankenstraße, Reken

Mar-Oct 09:00-18:00; Nov-Feb 10:00-17:00; Dec 24-25 off

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Hofladen Punsmann

Farm and orchard · 5.1 km

26 Halterner Straße, Reken

Tu-Su 09:00-18:00

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Vogelpark Maria Veen

Zoo and aquarium · 3.0 km

Drosselweg, Reken

Mar-Oct 09:00-17:30; Nov-Feb Sa,Su,PH 09:00-12:00

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Knolli

Farm and orchard · 3.7 km

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Granatsberg

Scenic view · 7.0 km

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Hasenberg

Scenic view · 7.0 km

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Maiberg

Scenic view · 6.1 km

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Melchenberg

Scenic view · 1.0 km

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Museums and landmarks116

Haus Uphave

Monument and historic site

10 Harrierstraße, Reken

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Weißes Haus

Monument and historic site

3 Hauptstraße, Reken

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Hofkreuz Tenbohlen

Monument and historic site · 2.6 km

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Jüdischer Friedhof Groß Reken

Cemetery · 0.8 km

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Jansburg

Monument and historic site · 6.6 km

Keine Erkenntnisse über den Ursprung, vermutlich aus dem 9./10. Jh.

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Sägemühle Gut Roß

Museum · 6.7 km

Apr-Oct: Su 15:00-17:00

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Wildpferdebahn Merfelder Bruch

Monument and historic site · 6.4 km

Mar-Oct: Sa, Su, PH 10:00-18:00

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Albert Levinstein

Monument and historic site

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Berta Lebenstein geb. Gottschalk

Monument and historic site

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Bertha Levinstein geb. Lebenstein

Monument and historic site

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David Levinstein

Monument and historic site

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Friederich Levinstein

Monument and historic site

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Parks, trails and playgrounds25

Heubachwiesen

Hiking and trails · 3.5 km

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Becker Bruch

Hiking and trails · 6.5 km

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Heubachwiesen

Hiking and trails · 4.9 km

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Rekener Frei- und Hallenbad

Sports field and stadium · 1.0 km

2 Berge, Reken

Mo 12:00-21:00; Tu-We 06:30-08:00, 12:00-20:00; Th 06:30-08:00,...

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Weisses Venn-Geisheide

Hiking and trails · 6.9 km

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Golfclub Uhlenberg Reken e.V.

Golf course · 3.0 km

8 Uhlenberg, Reken

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Sportplatz Hülsten

Sports field and stadium · 3.9 km

18 Boom, Reken

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Schwarzes Venn

Hiking and trails · 4.3 km

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Spielplatz an der Brückenschule

Playground · 3.2 km

Marianne-Barisch-Weg, Reken

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Restaurants and cafes47

Berghotel Hohe Mark

Restaurant · Regional · 0.9 km

17 Werenzostraße, Reken

Mo-Fr 06:30-10:30, 15:00-22:00; Sa 08:00-23:00; Su 08:00-17:30; PH...

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Eichenhof

Restaurant · German · 5.0 km

4 Dorfstraße, Reken

Fr,Sa,Mo,Tu 12:00+; Su 11:00+; We, Th off

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Hotel-Restaurant Luetkebohmert

Restaurant · German · 3.7 km

25 Landsbergstraße, Reken

Mo-We, Fr 17:00-21:00; Sa 11:30-14:00, 17:30-21:00; Su 11:30-21:00; Th off

Open in Google Maps · +49 2864 1232

Mensing

Bakery

23 Hauptstraße, Reken

Mo-Fr 06:30-18:00; Sa 06:30-13:00; Su 08:00-12:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 2864 8854776

Alter Garten

Restaurant · German · 4.9 km

14 Dorfstraße, Reken

We-Su,PH 17:30-21:00; Mo, Tu off

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Bäckerei Jägers

Bakery

4 Neue Mitte, Reken

Mo-Fr 06:00-18:15; Sa 06:00-16:00; Su 08:00-17:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 2864 4384

Eis Lounge

Cafe · Ice Cream · 3.4 km

23 Poststraße, Reken

Apr-Sep 11:00-19:00; Oct-Mar 11:00-18:00

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Heiming

Restaurant · German · 4.9 km

11 Dorfstraße, Reken

We-Fr 16:30-21:00; Sa,Su,PH 11:30-21:00; Mo,Tu off

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Kleines Fachwerk

Restaurant · German · 5.7 km

72 a Rekener Straße, Dorsten

We 17:00-21:30; Th,Fr 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:30; Sa,Su 11:00-22:30; Mo,Tu off

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La Grappa

Restaurant · Italian

1 Bergstraße, Reken

Tu,We 17:30-23:00; Th-Su 12:00-14:30,17:30-23:00

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Schneermann

Restaurant · German

4 Bergstraße, Reken

Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 18:00+; Sa 17:00+; Su,PH 10:00-14:00, 17:00+; We off

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Zum Mötken

Restaurant · Burger

5 Dorstener Straße, Reken

We-Su 17:00+

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Where to stay12

Churches and places of worship13

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Shopping11

Gas and EV charging8

Schools, colleges and libraries11

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Healthcare4

Map of Reken

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Getting there and nearby towns

Flughafen Essen-Mülheim (ESS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 48 km away.

  • Heiden 8 km west, about 8 min by car
  • Velen 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
  • Rhade 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
  • Borken 13 km west, about 13 min by car
  • Haltern am See 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
  • Gescher 14 km north, about 14 min by car
  • Coesfeld 15 km northeast, about 15 min by car
  • Raesfeld 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
  • Dülmen 16 km east, about 16 min by car
  • Marl 20 km south, about 20 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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