Ennepetal
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| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| District: | Ennepe-Ruhr |
| Area: | 57.42 km² |
| Population: | 32,871(12/31/2002) |
| Population density: | 572/km² |
| Elevation: | 216 m |
| Postal code: | 58256 |
| Area/distance code: | 02333 |
| Location: | 51°17′ N 7°20′ E |
| Municipal code: | 05 9 54 008 |
| Car designation: | EN
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| Website: | www.ennepetal.de |
| Politics | |
| Mayor: | Michael Eckhardt (independent) |
Ennepetal is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr.
The town recently featured in the headlines when on April 12th, 2005, a hostage taker snapped several school children from a school bus and took them as hostages, see Ennepetal_hostage_taking.
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Transportation
The town has a station named Voerde connecting the Kleinbahn Haspe-Voerde-Breckerfeld, which in former times was the longest streetcar in Germany. Today, the former track is being used as a walk and bicycle way, connecting the Ruhr-area to the nearby Sauerland.
Attractions
The Kluterthoehle [1] is one of the largest natural caves of Germany with a length of over 5 km.
Politics
Since February 2, 2004, Ennepetal has a children and youth parliament (Kinder- und Jugendparlament in German).
Twinned cities
Localities
- Milspe
- Voerde
- Altenvoerde
- Rüggeberg
- Büttenberg
- Oberbauer
- Königsfeld
- Hasperbach
- Burg
- Homberge
- Heide
Categories: Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia