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Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia

Western Europe

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
Population
86,899 1
Area (sq km)
87.69 1
Founding Year
890 2
Founding Year
890 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
70 1
Latitude
51.666667 degrees north 1
Longitude
7.116667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
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)
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2. 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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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 51.6667,7.1167
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 48.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 7.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 7.25
51.75 7.25 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Marl - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2873263, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.12 km)
Quote, cities500 record 2873263, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.12 km)
51.65671 7.09038 P PPLA4 DE 07 055 05562 05562024 91398 56 Europe/Berlin
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