Ense

Ense
Municipality
Townhall of Ense (in the town of Bremen (Ense))
Townhall of Ense (in the town of Bremen (Ense))
Coat of arms of Ense
Coat of arms
North Rhine-WestphaliaPaderborn (district)Soest (district)Warendorf (district)HammUnna (district)Märkischer KreisHochsauerlandkreisSoestEnseWelverAnröchteLippstadtWerlGesekeLippetalBad SassendorfRüthenWickedeWarsteinErwitteMöhnesee
Location of Ense within Soest district
Interactive map of Ense
Ense is located in Germany
Ense
Ense
Location within Germany
Ense is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Ense
Ense
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°28′N 07°58′E / 51.467°N 7.967°E / 51.467; 7.967
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictSoest
Subdivisions15
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25)Rainer Busemann
Area
 • Total
51.08 km2 (19.72 sq mi)
Elevation
206 m (676 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
12,303
 • Density240.9/km2 (623.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59469
Dialling codes02938
Vehicle registrationSO
Websitewww.gemeinde-ense.de

Ense (German pronunciation: [ˈɛnzə]) is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Ense is situated on the river Möhne, approx. 12 km north-west of Arnsberg and 12 km south-west of Soest. Ense lies at the north side of the Sauerland and at the south side of the Haarstrang.

Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the town

Ense consists of the following 15 districts:

  • Bilme (47 inhabitants)
  • Bittingen (99 inhabitants)
  • Bremen (Ense) (3.135 inhabitants)
  • Gerlingen (66 inhabitants)
  • Höingen (1.964 inhabitants)
  • Hünningen (523 inhabitants)
  • Lüttringen (990 inhabitants)
  • Niederense (3.366 inhabitants)
  • Oberense (276 inhabitants)
  • Parsit (933 inhabitants)
  • Ruhne (325 inhabitants)
  • Sieveringen (352 inhabitants)
  • Vierhausen
  • Volbringen (137 inhabitants)
  • Waltringen (671 inhabitants)

Twin towns

Population

References

  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
  3. ↑ "Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen Tabelle 12411-01i: Bevölkerungsstand - Gemeinden - Stichtag". Retrieved 26 August 2026.