“Happy happy birthday to the city of Recklinghausen. The winner-the town hall of our action #schönstesRathausinNRW is.“

The Ministry of home, municipal, construction, and equality of the state of NRW said on Saturday. Recklinghausen is joined in the winner-town of a Social Media action in the 74 town halls in NRW. A total of 60 272 were submitted to the Online Voting.

reckling Hausen’s mayor Christoph Tesche is happy about the title of “most beautiful city hall in North Rhine-Westphalia”: “I am sure that the whole city is happy about this great award. The citizenry loves her town hall with the town hall square, the offers for many events in a unique ambience. Especially in these difficult times, such a success does well, of course, twice“.

He announced that the title will be celebrated after the end of the Corona-crisis with a citizens ‘ celebrations. “Honestly, I would not have thought that we have against much larger cities with great town halls a Chance. The success proves how much the citizens identify with their city hall.“