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Ennepetal |
| Ennepetal | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis |
| Mayor | Michael Eckhardt (Ind.) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | km² ( sq mi) |
| Elevation | m Expression error: unrecognised punctuation character "�" |
| Population |
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2005-12-31
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| - Density | /km² ( /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST ([[UTC+1]]/[[UTC+2|+2]]) |
| Licence plate | EN |
| Postal code | 58256 |
| Area code | 02333 |
| Website | www.ennepetal.de |
Ennepetal is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The town was 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.
Division of the town
- Milspe
- Voerde
- Altenvoerde
- Rüggeberg
- Büttenberg
- Oberbauer
- Königsfeld
- Hasperbach
- Ennepetal-Burg
- Homberge
- Heide
Politics
Since February 2, 2004, Ennepetal has a children and youth parliament (Kinder- und Jugendparlament in German).
Twin towns
Transportation
The town had a station named Voerde connecting with 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.
When travelling from Paris to Berlin by rail, the station "Ennepetal" is the closest stop to the halfway point. Hence, this is an ideal place to stop.
Notable Places
The Kluterthöhle is the largest natural cave of Germany with a length of over 5 km.
External links
- Official site (German)
- Kluterthöhle (German)
| Towns and municipalities in Ennepe-Ruhr | |
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| Breckerfeld | Ennepetal | Gevelsberg | Hattingen | Herdecke | Schwelm | Sprockhövel | Wetter | Witten |
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