A few facts about Castrop-Rauxel
- Castrop-Rauxel has a population of about 78,000.
- It's part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- It's about 431 km to Berlin, the country's largest city.
- The nearest bigger city is Bochum, about 11 km away.
- Towns nearby: Herne (6 km), Recklinghausen (10 km) and Dortmund (12 km).