Spenge

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Spenge
Coordinates: 52°08′N08°29′E / 52.133°N 8.483°E / 52.133; 8.483
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Herford
Subdivisions5
Government
   Mayor (202025) Bernd Dumcke [1] (SPD)
Area
  Total40.244 km2 (15.538 sq mi)
Elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
  Total14,416
  Density360/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

Spenge is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Geography

Spenge is situated north of Bielefeld and west of Herford. It borders Lower Saxony in the west.

Subdivisions

Spenge consists of 5 subdivisions (population as of December 31, 2001):

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 Sprenge

Notable places

Sons and daughters of the town

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