Enger

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Enger
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Herford
Town subdivisions	9
Mayor	Klaus Rieke (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	41.21 km² (15.9 sq mi)
Elevation	107 m (351 ft)
Population	20,062 (31/12/2006)
- Density	487 /km² (1,261 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HF
Postal code	32130
Area codes	05224 05225 (most of Westerenger) 05223 (parts of Besenkamp)
Website	www.enger.de Coordinates: 52°8′0″N 8°34′0″E / 52.13333, 8.56667

Enger is a town in the Herford district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Neighbouring places
- 1.2 Division of the town
2 History
3 External links

[edit] Geography

Enger is situated between the Teutoburger Wald und the Wiehengebirge, approx. 6 km west of the town of Herford, the capital of the district.

[edit] Neighbouring places

[edit] Division of the town

Enger consists of the following districts (population as of December 31st 2005):

Belke-Steinbeck (2,471 inhabitants)
Besenkamp (1,849 inhabitants)
Dreyen (1,404 inhabitants)
Enger (7,809 inhabitants)
Herringhausen (West) (430 inhabitants)
Oldinghausen (773 inhabitants)
Pödinghausen (2,181 inhabitants)
Siele (122 inhabitants)
Westerenger (3.797 inhabitants)

[edit] History

The town, first mentioned in 948, calls itself "Widukind's town." The Saxon leader Widukind died about 808; there is no evidence that Enger existed in his lifetime. A legend tells that Widukind founded a church in Enger after his baptism, and that he lived at the place until his death. He was buried in the church of Enger, and his monumental tomb is still there in the town's church.

However, analysis shows that the memorial slab dates from circa 1100, thus it is doubtful that what is in the tomb are really the remains of Widukind. The main current attractions of Enger are Widukind's tomb, the Widukind museum, and the annual Widukind festival on January 6 (called "Timpkenfest") and the "Kirschblütenfest".