Spenge is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Spenge | |
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Location of Spenge within Herford district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°08′N 08°29′E / 52.133°N 8.483°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Herford |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Bernd Dumcke[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.244 km2 (15.538 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 14,389 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 32139 |
| Dialling codes | 05225 05223 (northeast), 05428 (far west), 05206 (south, esp. Nagelsholz) |
| Vehicle registration | HF |
| Website | www.spenge.de |
Geography
editSpenge is situated north of Bielefeld and west of Herford. It borders Lower Saxony in the west.
Subdivisions
editSpenge consists of 5 subdivisions (population as of December 31, 2001):
- Bardüttingdorf (1,480 inhabitants)
- Hücker-Aschen (1,465 inhabitants)
- Lenzinghausen (2,793 inhabitants)
- Spenge (8,696 inhabitants)
- Wallenbrück (1,976 inhabitants)
Towns and local subdistricts
edit- Affhüpperhöfe
- Bardüttingdorf
- Baringdorf
- Blomeier Hof
- Bockhorst
- Bruning
- Detert-Kriese
- Diemke
- Düttingdorf
- Ellersiek
- Gehlenbrink
- Grafahrend
- Hannighorst
- Harrenheide
- Heistersiek
- Helligen
- Helliger Heide
- Hücker
- Hücker Dorf
- Hücker Kreuz
- Hücker-Aschen
- Hülsmann Hof
- Kisker
- Klein Aschen
- Klockenbrink
- Lenzinghausen
- Mantershagen
- Mark
- Martmühle
- Mühlenburg
- Nagelsholz
- Neuenfeld
- Nordspenge
- Placken
- Riepe
- Söttringhausen
- Spenger Heide
- Südholz
- Südspenge
- Vahrenhölzerhöfe
- Wallenbrück
- Werburg
- Westerhausen
- Wichlinghauserhöfe
- Wullbrede
Mayors of the town Sprenge
edit- 1969–1984: Karl Obermann (UWG)
- 1984–1995: Karl-Heinz Wiegelmann (SPD)
- 1995–2009: Christian Manz (born 1954), (CDU)
- 2009–today: Bernd Dumcke (SPD)
Notable places
edit- Lutheran Church of Sankt Martin built in the 13th Century, within the Altar of St. Martin, created around 1470.
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Lutheran Church of Sankt Martin in Spenge as of March 2006 -
in 2005 rebuilt Wegscheider-Organ in the Church of Sankt Martin in Spenge as of March 2006
- Marienkirche in Wallenbrück built 1096, to the west of Spenge
- Mühlenburg Castle built in 1468.
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Gate to Schloss Mühlenburg in July 2004 -
Coat of arms at gate to Schloss Mühlenburg
Sons and daughters of the town
edit- Eberhard Werdin (1911–1991), composer and music pedagogue
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (born 1942), politician (Alliance '90 / The Greens), 1984–1987 and 1989–2009 Member of the European parliament
- A football fan has prominently displayed a banner with the town's name in white block capital letters on a black background, beside the pitch, at numerous major international tournaments in the 2010s and 2020s. At the 2024 European Championships, as of 24 June 2024, the Spenge flag had been seen at 10 of the tournament's total of 28 games.[3][4] The banner has also been displayed at the 2014 World Cup,[5] the 2016 European Championships and the 2022 World Cup.[6]
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Hurrey, Adam (19 June 2024). "Post on X by Adam Hurrey, 19 June 2024".
- ^ Hurrey, Adam (24 June 2024). "Post on X by Adam Hurrey, 24 June 2024".
- ^ "X post by El Loco Pepe Por El Pico on 21 June 2024". 21 June 2024.
- ^ Reddit thread started by r/ledubsguy
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spenge.
- Official site (in German)