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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Detmold

Elevation
  
129 m (423 ft)

Area
  
40.24 km²

Population
  
14,847 (31 Dec 2010)

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Herford

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:29 PM

Postal code
  
32139

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Weather
  
14°C, Wind SW at 29 km/h, 65% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 32139 Spenge, Germany

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):

  • Bardüttingdorf (1,480 inhabitants)
  • Hücker-Aschen (1,465 inhabitants)
  • Lenzinghausen (2,793 inhabitants)
  • Spenge (8,696 inhabitants)
  • Wallenbrück (1,976 inhabitants)
  • Mayors of the town Sprenge

  • 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.
  • Marienkirche in Wallenbrück built 1096, to the west of Spenge
  • Mühlenburg Castle built in 1468.
  • Sons and daughters of the town

  • 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
  • References

    Spenge Wikipedia