Espelkamp (Low German: Espelkämpe) is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Espelkamp | |
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Location of Espelkamp within Minden-Lübbecke district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 52°22′38″N 8°37′58″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 | 84.1 km2 (32.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 24,676 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/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 |
Espelkamp is situated approximately 10 kilometers north of Lübbecke and 20 kilometers north-west of Minden.
After the local government reforms of 1973 Espelkamp consists of 9 districts:
village | population 31. Dez. 2007[3] |
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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 | |
Espelkamp is twinned with:[4]
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