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Ennepetal
Town
City in summer
City in summer
Coat of arms of Ennepetal
Coat of arms
Location of Ennepetal within Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district
BochumDortmundEssenGelsenkirchenHagenHerneMettmann (district)Unna (district)Märkischer KreisOberbergischer KreisRemscheidWuppertalBreckerfeldEnnepetalGevelsbergHattingenHerdeckeSchwelmSprockhövelWetter (Ruhr)Witten
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictEnnepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Government
 • MayorWilhelm Wiggenhagen
Area
 • Total
57.42 km2 (22.17 sq mi)
Highest elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Lowest elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
30,502
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
58256
Dialling codes02333
Vehicle registrationEN
Websitewww.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

  • Milspe
  • Voerde
  • Altenvoerde
  • Rüggeberg
  • Büttenberg
  • Oberbauer
  • Königsfeld
  • Hasperbach
  • Ennepetal-Burg
  • Homberge
  • Heide

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

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

  • Dorma
  • febi - Ferdinand Bilstein
  • ABC - Altenloh Brinck & Co (screws)
  • Dahlhaus Leuchten, GmbH
  • Ernst Mager KG (screws)

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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