Spenge
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Stadt |
| image_photo | 2010-04-20 Spenge 075.jpg |
| image_flag | Flagge Spenge.svg |
| image_coa | Wappen Spenge.svg |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Spenge in HF.svg |
| state | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| region | Detmold |
| district | Herford |
| elevation | 129 |
| area | 40.35 |
| postal_code | 32139 |
| area_code | 05225 |
| 05223 (northeast), | |
| 05428 (far west), | |
| 05206 (south, esp. Nagelsholz) | |
| licence | HF |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 05 7 58 032 |
| divisions | 5 |
| website | www.spenge.de |
| mayor | Bernd Dumcke |
| leader_term | 2020–25 |
| party | SPD |
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Spenge () is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, 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)
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. Image:IH_St.Martins-Kirche_Spenge.jpg|Lutheran Church of Sankt Martin in Spenge as of March 2006 Image:IA St.Martinskirche Spenge Wegscheider-Orgel 2005.jpg|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. Image:20040727_Spenge-Schloss-Muehlenburg.jpg|Gate to Schloss Mühlenburg in July 2004 Image:20040727_spenge-wappen_schloss_muehlenburg.jpg|Coat of arms at gate to Schloss Mühlenburg
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
- A football fan has prominently displayed a banner with the town's name in white block capital letters on a black background, beside the pitch, at numerous major international tournaments in the 2010s and 2020s. At the 2024 European Championships, as of 24 June 2024, the Spenge flag had been seen at 10 of the tournament's total of 28 games. The banner has also been displayed at the 2014 World Cup, the 2016 European Championships and the 2022 World Cup.
References
References
- [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- Hurrey, Adam. (19 June 2024). "Post on X by Adam Hurrey, 19 June 2024".
- Hurrey, Adam. (24 June 2024). "Post on X by Adam Hurrey, 24 June 2024".
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