Haltern am See

Haltern am See
New town hall
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Recklinghausen
Mayor	Bodo Klimpel (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	158.34 km2 (61.14 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m  (131 ft)
Population	37,980  (30 June 2009)
- Density	240 /km2 (621 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RE
Postal code	45721
Area codes	02364 (Haltern am See), 02360 (Lippramsdorf)
Website	www.haltern-am-see.de
Location of the town of Haltern am See within Recklinghausen district

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

Other websites

• Livius.org: Roman fortress Haltern