Ennepetal

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Ennepetal
Wappen = Wappen Ennepetal.pnglat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 17
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 20
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Nordrhein-Westfalen
Regierungsbezirk = Arnsberg
Kreis = Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Höhe = 170-390
Fläche = 57.42
Einwohner = 32234
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 58256
Vorwahl = 02333
Kfz = EN
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 9 54 008
Straße = Bismarckstr. 21
Website = [http://www.ennepetal.de/ www.ennepetal.de]
Bürgermeister = Michael Eckhardt
Partei =

Ennepetal is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The town was featured in the headlines when on April 12th, 2005, a hostage taker snatched 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

* Vilvoorde, Belgium

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, "Ennepetal" station 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

* [http://www.ennepetal.de/ Official site] de icon
* [http://www.kluterthoehle.de/ Kluterthöhle] de icon