Sprockhövel

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Sprockhövel
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Town subdivisions	11
Mayor	Klaus Walterscheid (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	47.78 km² (18.4 sq mi)
Elevation	219 m (719 ft)
Population	26,421 (31/12/2006)
- Density	553 /km² (1,432 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	EN
Postal code	45549
Area codes	02339, 02324, 0202
Website	www.sprockhoevel.de Coordinates: 51°21′00″N 7°15′00″E / 51.35, 7.25

Sprockhövel is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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

[edit] Geography

Sprockhövel is located in the southern suburban part of the Ruhr area.

[edit] Neighbouring Places

[edit] Division of the town

Niedersprockhövel
Obersprockhövel
Haßlinghausen
Hiddinghausen
Herzkamp
Schee
Bossel
Horath
Niederstüter

[edit] History

The town was mentioned in documentary in around 1000. Over the centuries, it was bordered by Duchy of Berg in the Berg. Its cultural influence are still visible today in the historical part.

The current formation of Sprockhövel is a result of the local government reform on January 1, 1975.