The Ennepe ( German pronunciation: [ˈɛnəpə] ) is a river, and a left tributary of the Volme in Northern Sauerland , Germany .
5-623: It gave its name to the town Ennepetal , and the district Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis . The Ennepe begins in the Märkischer Kreis southeast of Halver , at 422 m above sea level, and continues to the Ennepetalsperre (reservoir, 307 m above sea level). The river flows through Ennepetal , Gevelsberg , and the western boroughs of Hagen . It flows into the Volme , near Hagen Central Station (elevation: 99 m above sea level). Parts of
10-517: 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. Ennepetal
15-472: Is divided into nine quarters ( Ortsteile ), which resemble former towns and villages. The population is shown as of 10 June 2015: The current mayor of Ennepetal is independent politician Imke Heymann. She was first elected in 2015 with the endorsement of the CDU , The Greens , Free Voters, and FDP . In the most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, Heymann was re-elected with 70.3% of votes with
20-576: The backing of the SPD and CDU. She was opposed by Sotirios Kostas (18.2%) and Cornelia Born-Maijer (11.5%), who both ran as independents. The Ennepetal municipal council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: Ennepetal is twinned with: The Ennepetal (Gevelsberg) station on the Wuppertal–Dortmund railway
25-542: The river are canalized. The Ennepe provides habitat for numerous animal and plant types. Among are fishes, the grey heron , neophyte plants, and Orange Jewelweed ( Impatiens capensis , in Hagen). In the pre-industrial age, several mills were built alongside the river. In the 19th and 20th centuries, several small iron plants were operated there. Ennepetal Ennepetal ( German pronunciation: [ˈɛnəpəˌtaːl] ; Westphalian : Iämpedal )
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