Espelkamp

Espelkamp (; ) 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

• Hille
• Lübbecke
• Preußisch Oldendorf
• Stemwede
• Rahden
• Samtgemeinde Uchte

Town subdivisions

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Espelkamp is twinned with:

• Angermünde, Germany
• BorÃ¥s, Sweden
• Nagykőrös, Hungary
• Torgelow, Germany

References

External links

• Official site