Espelkamp (German pronunciation: [ˈɛspl̩ˌkamp] ⓘ; Low German: Espelkämpe) is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Espelkamp
within Minden-Lübbecke district  | |
 Location of Espelkamp | |
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| Coordinates: 52°22′38″N 8°37′58″E / 52.37722°N 8.63278°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Minden-Lübbecke |
| Subdivisions | 9 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Henning Vieker[1] (CDU) |
| • Governing parties | CDU |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.21 km2 (32.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 25,294 |
| • Density | 300.4/km2 (777.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 32339 |
| Dialling codes | 05772 |
| Vehicle registration | MI |
| Website | www.espelkamp.de |
Geography
editEspelkamp is situated approximately 10 kilometers north of Lübbecke and 20 kilometers north-west of Minden.
The is located on the site of a former ammunition factory Heeres-Munitionsanstalt Lübbecke. After World War II, it was used to house ethnic German refugees from former eastern territories.
Neighbouring places
editTown subdivisions
editAfter the local government reforms of 1973 Espelkamp consists of 9 districts:
| village | population 31. Dez. 2007[3] |
Stadtgliederung |
|---|---|---|
| Altgemeinde Espelkamp | 965 | |
| Fabbenstedt | 829 | |
| Fiestel | 1.023 | |
| Frotheim | 2.674 | |
| Gestringen | 1.834 | |
| Isenstedt | 2.658 | |
| Schmalge | 399 | |
| Vehlage | 618 | |
| Espelkamp Zentrum¹ | 15.553 | |
Twin towns – sister cities
edit- Angermünde, Germany
- Borås, Sweden
- Nagykőrös, Hungary
- Torgelow, Germany
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Espelkamp: Stadtportrait, Statistik
- ^ "Partnerstädte" (in German). Espelkamp. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Espelkamp.
- Official site (in German)
