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)) | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ense within Soest district   | |
  Ense  Ense | |
| Coordinates: 51°28′N 07°58′E / 51.467°N 7.967°ECoordinates: 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 (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,256 |
| • 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 |
GeographyEdit
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 northside of the Sauerland and at the south side of the Haarstrang.
Neighbouring municipalitiesEdit
Division of the townEdit
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 townsEdit
Éleu-dit-Leauwette (France) -- since 1989
Burkardroth (Germany)
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External linksEdit
- Official website
(in German)
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