Castrop-Rauxel: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 54 - 318 Raj Mahal
 This 4-star spa hotel in Castrop-Rauxel has an indoor pool and a German-Indian restaurant. It offers free parking and is 2 minutes from the A42 motorw… MoreEUR 52 - 80 Hotel Daun
 This recently renovated hotel in Castrop-Rauxel offers an individual and personal ambience, and a friendly level of service.
Come here and stay in th… MoreEUR 63 - 88 Eurostar Hotel
 The family-run Eurostar Hotel is situated in Castrop-Rauxel in the Ruhr Area. It offers modern rooms, free parking, and free Wi-Fi internet throughout… More
 This attractive hotel, formerly a 15th century castle, is quietly situated in its own private park, close to the historic town centre of Castrop-Rauxe… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Castrop-Rauxel: Guide
Castrop-Rauxel (pop: 79,000) is a town in the Recklinghausen (district)|district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Castrop-Rauxel is nestled between the major cities of Dortmund in the east, Bochum in the south, Herne in the west, and Recklinghausen and Waltrop (not a major city, but rather a rural community) in the north, right in the eastern part of the Ruhr.
During the 19th century|19th and most of the 20th century the Ruhr was a coalmining and steel producing area, famous for big companies like Krupp, Hoesch, or Thyssen. Castrop-Rauxel used to have seven coalmines. In 1984 the last mine, called Erin, named by its Ireland|Irish founder Mulvany, closed. Just like the rest of the Ruhr, Castrop-Rauxel has been attempting to change from a former blue collar image to a city with a modern lifestyle, high recreational value, new economy companies, a 27 hole golf course, and various cultural events.
History and Geography
Castrop-Rauxel was first mentioned in 834 as Villa Castorpe, and received rights as a free city in 1384, and has existed in its present day form, including the township of Henrichenburg and being part of the Vest, the district of Recklinghausen, since 1975.
Castrop-Rauxel has access to three major highways, the Emscherschnellweg A 42 ,the Sauerlandlinie A 45 and the A 2. The old Cologne – Minden railroad stops in Castrop-Rauxel, connecting it to the western Ruhr cities like Duisburg, Oberhausen, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne and in the west to Dortmund, and Lünen. The Rhine-Herne Canal runs right through Castrop; Castrop also has a small Yacht club on this body of water.
Culture
The WLT (Westphalian State Theater) is the oldest and most relevant source of theatrical entertainment in Castrop-Rauxel. There is one cinema with two screens in Castrop.
Castrop’s history is closely connected to horse racing, the Reiterbrunnen in the very center of Castrop’s market square is a reminder of the race days on the Naturhindernisbahn, now part of the Goldschmieding Park.
More recently Castrop-Rauxel has attracted a few hundred visitors a year to its RMS Titanic|Titanic museum in the northern borough of Habinghorst. Castrop-Rauxel has many sports clubs; Tennis, Soccer, Rowing, Squash, and especially Korfball are sports successfully played by Castrop-Rauxelians. Most famous is the 27-hole golfclub.
Sister cities
Wakefield, United Kingdom|UK
Vincennes, France
Kuopio, Finland
Nowa Ruda, Poland
Delft, Netherlands
Zehdenik, Germany
Recreation
During the early summer Castrop-Rauxel hosts a big open air food and drink festival that attracts some 500,000 visitor yearly. ”Castrop Kocht Über” has long found friends across the borders of the Ruhr, the state and the country.
Castrop was always called the industrial city in the green. Long biking trails connect Castrop to surrounding cities, forest with expansive hiking trails such as the Grutholz or the Castroper Holz, parks like the Goldschmieding, the Stadtgarten, the newly shaped Irish landscape on the territory of the former Erin mine, the Erinpark, or the "Halde auf Schwerin" all guarantee a maximum in relaxation and recreation. Castrop does not offer great shopping, so save your money, put on some boots and enjoy the historic sights and the vast woods of this beauty in the Ruhr. The Henrichenburger Schiffshebewerk (canal lift) is a wonderful historic sight. It was opened at the beginning of the 20th century by the last Germany|German emperor.
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