- Enger
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Enger
Wappen = Wappen von Enger.png
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 8 | lat_sec=0
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 34 | lon_sec=0
Lageplan =
Bundesland = North Rhine-Westphalia
Regierungsbezirk = Detmold
Kreis = Herford
Höhe = 107
Fläche = 41.21
Einwohner = 20062
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 32130
Vorwahl = 05224
05225 (most of Westerenger)
05223 (parts of Besenkamp)
Kfz = HF
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 7 58 008
Gliederung = 9
Straße = Bahnhofstr. 44
Website = [http://www.enger.de www.enger.de]
Bürgermeister = Klaus Rieke
Partei = SPDEnger is a town in the Herford district, in
North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany .Geography
Enger is situated between the
Teutoburger Wald und theWiehengebirge , approx. 6 km west of the town ofHerford , the capital of the district.Neighbouring places
*
Spenge
*Bünde
*Hiddenhausen
*Herford
*Bielefeld Division of the town
Enger consists of the following districts (population as of December 31st 2005):
* Belke-Steinbeck (2,471 inhabitants)
* Besenkamp (1,849 inhabitants)
* Dreyen (1,404 inhabitants)
* Enger (7,809 inhabitants)
* Herringhausen (West) (430 inhabitants)
* Oldinghausen (773 inhabitants)
* Pödinghausen (2,181 inhabitants)
* Siele (122 inhabitants)
* Westerenger (3.797 inhabitants)History
The town, first mentioned in
948 , calls itself "Widukind's town." The Saxon leader Widukind died about808 ; there is no evidence that Enger existed in his lifetime. A legend tells that Widukind founded a church in Enger after his baptism, and that he lived at the place until his death. He was buried in the church of Enger, and his monumental tomb is still there in the town's church.However, analysis shows that the memorial slab dates from circa
1100 , thus it is doubtful that what is in the tomb are really the remains of Widukind. The main current attractions of Enger are Widukind's tomb, the Widukind museum, and the annual Widukind festival on January 6 (called "Timpkenfest") and the "Kirschblütenfest".External links
* [http://www.enger.de Official site] de icon
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