Espelkamp

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Espelkamp
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Espelkamp
Espelkamp (Germany)
Espelkamp
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Minden-Lübbecke
Town subdivisions 9 districts
Mayor Heinrich Vieker (CDU)
Governing party CDU
Basic statistics
Area 84.1 km² (32.5 sq mi)
Elevation 50 m  (164 ft)
Population 25,860  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 307 /km² (796 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MI
Postal code 32339
Area code 05772
Website www.espelkamp.de

Coordinates: 52°22′38″N 8°37′58″E / 52.37722, 8.63278

Espelkamp is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Neighbouring places

[edit] Division of the town

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

  • Espelkamp
  • Alt-Espelkamp
  • Fabbenstedt
  • Fiestel
  • Frotheim
  • Gestringen
  • Isenstedt
  • Schmalge
  • Vehlage

[edit] Twin Towns

[edit] External links