Bacon horn
Speckhorn is an old farming community in the border area from Recklinghausen (south) to Oer-Erkenschwick (northeast) and Marl (northwest), which today belongs to the northern Recklinghausen district of Speckhorn / Bockholt . The core village is continued to the north-northeast by the Honermann settlement in the area of the former peasantry Siepen (old district of Oer ), which belongs to Oer-Erkenschwick; To the north-north-west lies the former Sinsen farmers , who had also settled in the Oer district, but have since lost their village character and have grown into the town of Marl, to which they belong today.
Speckhorn has a village character, while the Speckhorn residential areas Beising (in the west) and Börste (in the east) are rather scattered.
history
Speckhorn belonged to the Recklinghausen-Land community , which was dissolved on April 1, 1926. Since the dissolution, Speckhorn has belonged to the city of Recklinghausen.
religion
The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family of the Münster diocese is located in Speckhorn .
Architectural monuments
Hof Höwing is registered as an architectural monument in Speckhorn.
economy
The Recklinghausen wind farm operated by SL Naturenergie GmbH is located in Speckhorn and in the north quarter .
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ' N , 7 ° 11' E