Ense

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

Ense
Municipality
Townhall of Ense (in the town of Bremen (Ense))
Coat of arms
Location of Ense within Soest district
Location of Ense
Ense Ense
Coordinates: 51°28′N 07°58′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Soest
Subdivisions	15
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Rainer Busemann
Area
• Total	51.08 km2 (19.72 sq mi)
Elevation	206 m (676 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	12,383
• Density	242.4/km2 (627.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	59469
Dialling codes	02938
Vehicle registration	SO
Website	www.gemeinde-ense.de

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

• Arnsberg
• Möhnesee
• Soest
• Werl
• Wickede

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

• Éleu-dit-Leauwette (France) -- since 1989
• Burkardroth (Germany)

External links

• Official website (in German)