Castrop-Rauxel

[ German kah-strawp-rouk-suhl ]

noun

1. a city in central North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.

Castrop-Rauxel

/ ˈkastrɔpˈrauksəl /

noun

1. an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Pop: 78 208 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

The 32-year-old suspect and his 25-year-old brother were detained on Saturday night in Castrop-Rauxel, in western Germany, following a tip from U.S. security officials.

From Seattle Times

On Monday, they said they have discovered that he used two garages in the back yard of a house in Castrop-Rauxel, and they also were being searched with help from analysts trained to deal with possible dangerous substances.

From Seattle Times

Police and prosecutors said the man and another person were detained overnight in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, northwest of Dortmund.

From Washington Times

They raided the man's Castrop-Rauxel residence, in the Ruhr region, where they found the "toxic substances".

From BBC

The premises of the suspect in the city of Castrop-Rauxel were searched as part of the investigation, according to a joint press release from the Duesseldorf public prosecutor's office and police in the cities of Recklinghausen and Muenster.

From Reuters