Ennepetal
Ennepetal | |
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Ennepetal-Voerde in summer | |
Location of Ennepetal within Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district | |
| 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 |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.77 km2 (22.31 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 29,534 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/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] ⓘ, lit. 'Ennepe Valley'; 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.