title: Recke
text: Recke is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  
  Geography
  Recke is situated approximately 20 km north-east of Rheine and 25 km north-west of Osnabrück.
  
  Neighbouring municipalities
   Ibbenbüren
   Hopsten
   Mettingen
   Voltlage
   Neuenkirchen
  
  Sons and daughters of Recke 
   Hans-Jürgen Klein (born 1952), politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens), member of the Lower Saxony Landtag
   Erich Rutemöller (born 1945 in Recke-Steinbeck), football coach
  
  People who are connected to the place 
  
   Simon Rolfes (born 1982), German national football player, grew up in Recke
  
  Twin town
    Ommen (Overijssel, Netherlands)
  
  References
  
  External links
   Official site 
  
  Steinfurt (district)