Reken

Reken
Municipality
Church of Saint Anthony in Klein Reken
Coat of arms
Location of Reken within Borken district
Location of Reken
Reken Location within Germany Show map of Germany Reken Location within North Rhine-Westphalia Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°50′0″N 7°2′40″E / 51.83333°N 7.04444°E / 51.83333; 7.04444
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Borken
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Manuel Deitert[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	77 km^2 (30 sq mi)
Highest elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Lowest elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,937
• Density	190/km^2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	48734
Dialling codes	0 28 64
Vehicle registration	BOR
Website	www.reken.de

Reken is a municipality in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 15 km east of Borken.

Sister Mary Prema hails from this municipality.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1965 9,503 —     1970 9,592 +0.19% 1975 10,481 +1.79% 1980 11,489 +1.85% 1985 11,712 +0.39% 1990 11,689 −0.04% 1995 12,754 +1.76%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 13,838 +1.64% 2005 14,315 +0.68% 2010 14,094 −0.31% 2015 14,532 +0.61% 2020 14,965 +0.59% 2025 14,937 −0.04%
Source: Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen[3]

References

1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
3. "Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen Tabelle 12411-01i: Bevölkerungsstand - Gemeinden - Stichtag". Retrieved 26 August 2026.