Espelkamp

Espelkamp
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Espelkamp within Minden-Lübbecke district
Location of Espelkamp
Espelkamp Location within Germany Espelkamp Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 52°22′38″N 8°37′58″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Minden-Lübbecke
Subdivisions	9 districts
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Henning Vieker (CDU)
• Governing parties	CDU
Area
• Total	84.21 km2 (32.51 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	25,486
• Density	302.6/km2 (783.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	32339
Dialling codes	05772
Vehicle registration	MI
Website	www.espelkamp.de

Espelkamp (German pronunciation: [ˈɛspl̩ˌkamp] ^ⓘ; Low German: Espelkämpe) 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:

village	population 31. Dez. 2007	Stadtgliederung Stadtgliederung
Altgemeinde Espelkamp	965
Fabbenstedt	829
Fiestel	1.023
Frotheim	2.674
Gestringen	1.834
Isenstedt	2.658
Schmalge	399
Vehlage	618
Espelkamp Zentrum¹	15.553

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Espelkamp is twinned with:

• Angermünde, Germany
• Borås, Sweden
• Nagykőrös, Hungary
• Torgelow, Germany

External links

• Official site (in German)