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Espelkamp

Espelkamp
Town
Coat of arms of Espelkamp
Coat of arms
Location of Espelkamp within Minden-Lübbecke district
MindenHüllhorstEspelkampBad OeynhausenLübbeckeRahdenPetershagenPreußisch OldendorfPorta WestfalicaHilleStemwedeNorth Rhine-WestphaliaLower SaxonyLower SaxonyHerford (district)Lippe (district)Lower SaxonyLower Saxony
Espelkamp is located in Germany
Espelkamp
Espelkamp
Espelkamp is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Espelkamp
Espelkamp
Coordinates: 52°22′38″N 8°37′58″E / 52.37722°N 8.63278°E / 52.37722; 8.63278
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictMinden-Lübbecke
Subdivisions9 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Henning Vieker[1] (CDU)
 • Governing partiesCDU
Area
 • Total84.1 km2 (32.5 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total25,294
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32339
Dialling codes05772
Vehicle registrationMI
Websitewww.espelkamp.de

Espelkamp (Low German: Espelkämpe) is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

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Espelkamp is situated approximately 10 kilometers north of Lübbecke and 20 kilometers north-west of Minden.

Neighbouring places

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Town subdivisions

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After the local government reforms of 1973 Espelkamp consists of 9 districts:

village population
31. Dez. 2007[3] 		Stadtgliederung
Stadtgliederung
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

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Espelkamp is twinned with:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ Espelkamp: Stadtportrait, Statistik
  4. ^ "Partnerstädte" (in German). Espelkamp. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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