Spenge (district)

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Spenge
City of Spenge
Spenge coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 8 ′ 32 "  N , 8 ° 28 ′ 56"  E
Height : 92 m
Area : 11.54 km²
Residents : 8696  (Dec. 31, 2001)
Population density : 754 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 32139
Area code : 05225
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Districts of the city of Spenge

Spenge is a district of the eponymous town of Spenge in the East Westphalian district of Herford . Spenge was first mentioned in writing in 1160. Until the end of 1968 Spenge was an independent municipality in the Spenge office. On January 1, 1969, the place became a district of the new town of Spenge. With 8,696 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2001), Spenge is the most populous district of the city of Spenge and also the administrative seat of the city.

The following table shows the population development of the district or the municipality of Spenge:

year Residents
1925  3275
1933  3928
1939  4093
1961  (June 6) 6121
2001  (Dec. 31) 8696

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Birgit Meineke : The place names of the Herford district. Westphalian Place Name Book (WOB). Publishing house for regional history, Gütersloh 2011, ISBN 978-3-89534-924-9 , p. 252. ( PDF )
  2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 75 .