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

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

Town subdivisions

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

villagepopulation 31. Dez. 2007Stadtgliederung Stadtgliederung
Altgemeinde Espelkamp965
Fabbenstedt829
Fiestel1.023
Frotheim2.674
Gestringen1.834
Isenstedt2.658
Schmalge399
Vehlage618
Espelkamp Zentrum¹15.553

Twin towns – sister cities

Espelkamp is twinned with:

External links

  • (in German)