Spelle

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Spelle
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Spelle
Spelle (Germany)
Spelle
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Emsland
Municipal assoc. Spelle
Mayor Georg Holtkötter (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 34.2 km² (13.2 sq mi)
Elevation 35 m  (115 ft)
Population 8,440  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 247 /km² (639 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate EL
Postal code 48480
Area codes 0 59 77
Website www.spelle.de

Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 07°28′0″E / 52.366667, 7.46667

Spelle is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km southeast of Lingen, and 10 km north of Rheine.

Spelle is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Spelle.