Ense (German pronunciation: [ˈɛnzə]) is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Ense | |
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Townhall of Ense (in the town of Bremen (Ense)) | |
Location of Ense within Soest district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 51°28′N 07°58′E / 51.467°N 7.967°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Arnsberg |
District | Soest |
Subdivisions | 15 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Rainer Busemann[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 51.08 km2 (19.72 sq mi) |
Elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,197 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 59469 |
Dialling codes | 02938 |
Vehicle registration | SO |
Website | www.gemeinde-ense.de |
Geography edit
Ense is situated on the river Möhne, approx. 12 km north-west of Arnsberg and 12 km south-west of Soest. Ense lies at the north side of the Sauerland and at the south side of the Haarstrang.
Neighbouring municipalities edit
Division of the town edit
Ense consists of the following 15 districts:
- Bilme (47 inhabitants)
- Bittingen (99 inhabitants)
- Bremen (Ense) (3.135 inhabitants)
- Gerlingen (66 inhabitants)
- Höingen (1.964 inhabitants)
- Hünningen (523 inhabitants)
- Lüttringen (990 inhabitants)
- Niederense (3.366 inhabitants)
- Oberense (276 inhabitants)
- Parsit (933 inhabitants)
- Ruhne (325 inhabitants)
- Sieveringen (352 inhabitants)
- Vierhausen
- Volbringen (137 inhabitants)
- Waltringen (671 inhabitants)
Twin towns edit
- Éleu-dit-Leauwette (France) -- since 1989
- Burkardroth (Germany)
References edit
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in German)
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