Spenge
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| Spenge | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Herford |
| Town subdivisions | 5 |
| Mayor | Christian Manz (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 40.244 km² (15.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Population | 15,372 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 382 /km² (989 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HF |
| Postal code | 32139 |
| Area codes | 05225 05223 (northeast), 05428 (far west), 05206 (south, esp. Nagelsholz) |
| Website | www.spenge.de |
Spenge is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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[edit] Geography
Spenge is situated north of Bielefeld and west of the Herford, directly on the border to Lower Saxony in its west.
[edit] Subdivisions
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)
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[edit] 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 |
 Gate to Schloss Mühlenburg in July 2004 |
 Coat of arms at gate to Schloss Mühlenburg |
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
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