Espelkamp

Espelkamp (German pronunciation: [ˈɛspl̩ˌkamp] ^ⓘ; Low German: Espelkämpe) is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Espelkamp
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Espelkamp within Minden-Lübbecke district
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Coordinates: 52°22′38″N 8°37′58″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Minden-Lübbecke
Subdivisions	9 districts
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Henning Vieker[1] (CDU)
• Governing parties	CDU
Area
• Total	84.21 km2 (32.51 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	25,763
• Density	310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	32339
Dialling codes	05772
Vehicle registration	MI
Website	www.espelkamp.de

Geography

Espelkamp is situated approximately 10 kilometers north of Lübbecke and 20 kilometers north-west of Minden.

The is located on the site of a former ammunition factory Heeres-Munitionsanstalt Lübbecke. After World War II, it was used to house ethnic German refugees from former eastern territories.

Neighbouring places

Hille Lübbecke Preußisch Oldendorf Stemwede

Rahden Samtgemeinde Uchte

Town subdivisions

After the local government reforms of 1973 Espelkamp consists of 9 districts:

village	population 31. Dez. 2007[3]	Stadtgliederung Stadtgliederung
Altgemeinde Espelkamp	965
Fabbenstedt	829
Fiestel	1.023
Frotheim	2.674
Gestringen	1.834
Isenstedt	2.658
Schmalge	399
Vehlage	618
Espelkamp Zentrum¹	15.553

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Espelkamp is twinned with:^[4]

• Angermünde, Germany
• Borås, Sweden
• Nagykőrös, Hungary
• Torgelow, Germany