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Haltern am See
the green lungs of the Metropole Ruhr
Haltern am See with its population of approximately 37,000 is the northernmost town of the Recklinghausen district and forms its link to the Münsterland region. Its geographical position has made Haltern am See an important interchange.
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External infrastructure
Haltern am See can be reached via the A43 autobahn with two exits on Haltern’s municipal area (the Haltern and Lavesum exits), the A52 (exit Marl-Nord) and the B58 national road and L551 country road, which link the town in east-westerly and north-southerly directions. The town is situated on the Wesel-Datteln canal and the Essen-Münster railway.
Development
The town is traditionally characterised by agriculture and forestry, commerce, the retail trade and the leisure and services industries - a combination which ensures a balanced economic structure. Due to its function as a local centre of leisure and recreation (Haltern am See with its extensive forests and water areas has a reputation as an attractive ‘green lung of the Ruhr district’, no major industrial sites have been or will be developed here. As a result, Haltern’s economic landscape is marked mainly by a wide variety of small to medium-sized trades businesses. In addition, the town features a large number of service companies and attractive shopping facilities, in line with its population’s requirements. These businesses are very important from an employment policy point of view. Haltern am See is an excellent location for companies and institutions which require a large proportion of highly skilled employees, creating a demand for quality residential and leisure facilities. Haltern am See is a dynamic town, and the companies which have settled here have experienced a positive trend in recent years.
Living in Haltern am See
New trading estates and companies which settle in a new area require residential properties. Haltern am See has been exemplary in this sector by developing new residential areas in attractive locations.
The spatial and functional combination of their centre of recreation with its residential areas and an increasing number of commercial properties in Haltern am See proves what modern, ecologically, economically and socially oriented urban development can achieve.