Spenge
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Spenge | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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 | 40.35 km2 (15.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 14,389 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/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 |
Spenge (German pronunciation: [ˈʃpɛŋə] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Subdivisions
Spenge is situated north of Bielefeld and west of Herford. It borders Lower Saxony in the west.
Spenge 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
- 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 Spenge
- 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
- Lutheran Church of Sankt Martin built in the 13th Century, within the Altar of St. Martin, created around 1470.
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.
Gate to Schloss Mühlenburg in July 2004
Coat of arms at gate to Schloss Mühlenburg
