Marl is a town and municipality in the district of Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, near the Wesel-Datteln Canal and about 10 kilometers northwest of Recklinghausen. It has a population of about 90,000.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude51.666667 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 86,899 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.666667, longitude 7.116667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 70 m
P2046 (area)
area 87.69 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 86899 (2025)
View the Source2. Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 890
Marl was first documented in 890 in the urbarium of the benedictine abbey of Werden, which was founded in 799 during the Saxon wars.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 890
Marl was first documented in 890 in the urbarium of the benedictine abbey of Werden, which was founded in 799 during the Saxon wars.
Source text, founding-year: 890
Marl was first documented in 890 in the urbarium of the benedictine abbey of Werden, which was founded in 799 during the Saxon wars.
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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