Ennepetal | |
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 Ennepetal-Voerde in summer | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Ennepetal within Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district  | |
  Ennepetal  Ennepetal | |
| Coordinates: 51°17′N 7°20′E / 51.283°N 7.333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Imke Heymann[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.42 km2 (22.17 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 30,502 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 58256 |
| Dialling codes | 02333 |
| Vehicle registration | EN |
| Website | www.ennepetal.de |
Ennepetal (German pronunciation: [ˈɛnəpəˌtaːl] ; Westphalian: Iämpedal) is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was created in 1949 out of the former municipalities Milspe and Voerde. It was named after the river Ennepe, which flows through the municipality.
The town was featured in the headlines when on April 12, 2005, a hostage taker snatched several school children from a school bus, and took them as hostages, see Ennepetal hostage taking.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.