# Espelkamp

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Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Espelkamp Town Coat of arms Location of Espelkamp within Minden-Lübbecke district Location of Espelkamp Espelkamp Show map of Germany Espelkamp Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 52°22′38″N 8°37′58″E / 52.37722°N 8.63278°E / 52.37722; 8.63278 Country Germany State North Rhine-Westphalia Admin. region Detmold District Minden-Lübbecke Subdivisions 9 districts Government • Mayor (2020–25) Henning Vieker[1] (CDU) • Governing parties CDU Area • Total 84.21 km2 (32.51 sq mi) Elevation 50 m (160 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 25,576 • Density 303.7/km2 (786.6/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 32339 Dialling codes 05772 Vehicle registration MI Website www.espelkamp.de

**Espelkamp** (German pronunciation: [\[ˈɛspl̩ˌkamp\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:De-Espelkamp.ogg); [Low German](/source/Low_German_language): *Espelkämpe*) is a town in the [Minden-Lübbecke](/source/Minden-L%C3%BCbbecke) district, in [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia), [Germany](/source/Germany).

## Geography

Espelkamp is situated approximately 10 kilometers north of [Lübbecke](/source/L%C3%BCbbecke) and 20 kilometers north-west of [Minden](/source/Minden).

The is located on the site of a former ammunition factory Heeres-Munitionsanstalt Lübbecke. After World War II, it was used to house ethnic German refugees from former eastern territories.

### Neighbouring places

- [Hille](/source/Hille%2C_Germany)

- [Lübbecke](/source/L%C3%BCbbecke)

- [Preußisch Oldendorf](/source/Preu%C3%9Fisch_Oldendorf)

- [Stemwede](/source/Stemwede)

- [Rahden](/source/Rahden)

- Samtgemeinde [Uchte](/source/Uchte)

### Town subdivisions

After the local government reforms of 1973 Espelkamp consists of 9 districts:

village population 31. Dez. 2007[3] Stadtgliederung Stadtgliederung Altgemeinde Espelkamp 965 Fabbenstedt 829 Fiestel 1.023 Frotheim 2.674 Gestringen 1.834 Isenstedt 2.658 Schmalge 399 Vehlage 618 Espelkamp Zentrum¹ 15.553

## Twin towns – sister cities

See also: [List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany](/source/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Germany)

Espelkamp is [twinned](/source/Sister_city) with:[4]

- [Angermünde](/source/Angerm%C3%BCnde), Germany

- [Borås](/source/Bor%C3%A5s_Municipality), Sweden

- [Nagykőrös](/source/Nagyk%C5%91r%C3%B6s), Hungary

- [Torgelow](/source/Torgelow), Germany

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020](https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml), Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022"](https://www.landesdatenbank.nrw.de/ldbnrw//online?operation=table&code=12411-01i&bypass=true&levelindex=0&levelid=1750236363127#abreadcrumb) (in German). [Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW](/source/Landesbetrieb_Information_und_Technik_NRW).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Espelkamp: *Stadtportrait, Statistik*](http://www.espelkamp.de/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Partnerstädte"](https://www.espelkamp.de/Stadtinfo/index.php?object=tx,2862.235.1&NavID=2862.219&La=1) (in German). Espelkamp. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

## External links

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- [Official site](http://www.espelkamp.de/) (in German)

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