Ennepetal

Ennepetal

City in summer

Coat of arms
Ennepetal

Coordinates: 51°17′N 7°20′E / 51.283°N 7.333°E / 51.283; 7.333Coordinates: 51°17′N 7°20′E / 51.283°N 7.333°E / 51.283; 7.333
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor Wilhelm Wiggenhagen
Area
 • Total 57.42 km2 (22.17 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 29,926
 • Density 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 58256
Dialling codes 02333
Vehicle registration EN
Website www.ennepetal.de

Ennepetal is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was created in 1949 out of the former municipalities Milspe and Voerde. It was named after the river Ennepe, which flows through the municipality.

The town was featured in the headlines when on April 12, 2005, a hostage taker snatched several school children from a school bus and took them as hostages, see Ennepetal hostage taking.

Division of the town

Ennepetal ist divided into nine quarters (Ortsteile), which resemble former towns and villages. The population is shown as of 10 June 2015:[2]

International relations

Ennepetal is twinned with:

Transport

The Ennepetal (Gevelsberg) station on the Wuppertal–Dortmund railway is served by regional trains.

The town also had a station named "Voerde" on the Kleinbahn Haspe-Voerde-Breckerfeld, which in former times was the longest streetcar in Germany. Today, the former track is being used as a walk and bicycle way, connecting the Ruhr area to the nearby Sauerland.

Notable places

The Klutert Cave is one of the largest natural caves of Germany with a length of over 5 km.

Economy

Sons and daughters of the town

People who are connected to Ennepetal

References

  1. ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.
  2. ↑ The Quarters of Ennepetal, ennepetal.de
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