Spenge

Spenge is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyMayors of the town Sprenge1969–1984: Karl Obermann (UWG)1984–1995: Karl-Heinz Wiegelmann (SPD)1995–2009: Christian Manz (born 1954), (CDU)2009–today: Bernd Dumcke (SPD)Notable places Lutheran Church of Sankt Martin built in the 13th Century, within the Altar of St. Martin, created around 1470. Marienkirche in Wallenbrück built 1096, to the west of Spenge Mühlenburg Castle built in 1468.Sons and daughters of the town Eberhard Werdin (1911-1991), composer and music pedagogue Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (born 1942), politician (Alliance '90 / The Greens), 1984-1987 and 1989-2009 Member of the European parliament