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| Lengerich | |
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Location of Lengerich within Steinfurt district
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| Coordinates: 52°10′30″N 7°52′0″E / 52.17500°N 7.86667°E / 52.17500; 7.86667 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Subdivisions | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Wilhelm Möhrke (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.71 km (35.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,067 |
| • Density | 250/km (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49525 |
| Dialling codes | 05481 05482 (Wechte) |
| Vehicle registration | ST, TE, BF |
| Website | www.lengerich.de |
Lengerich (German pronunciation: [ˈlɛŋəʁɪç] ) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the southern slope of the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 15 km south-west of Osnabrück and 30 km north-east of Münster.
Transportation
Lengerich is situated at the Wanne-Eickel-Hamburg railway and offers half-hourly connections to Münster and Osnabrück. The A1 autobahn also runs through Lengerich and the Lengerich/Tecklenburg exit is located to the west of the city.
Mayors
The mayor is the pharmacist Wilhelm Möhrke (independent), the predecessor was Friedrich Prigge.
International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in GermanyLengerich, Westphalia is twinned with:
Lengerich's neighboring municipalities, Ladbergen and Lienen, are sister cities in the United States with Wapakoneta's neighbors New Knoxville and Saint Marys, respectively.
Notable people
- Friedrich Kipp (1878–1953), writer
- Wolfgang Sidka (born 1954), football professional and coach
- Rudolf Smend (1851–1913), Theologian (Old Testament)
- Julius Smend (1857–1930), theologian
- Kai Strauss (born 1970), blues musician
- Wolfgang Streeck (born 1946), sociologist and director at the Max Planck Institute for Society Research in Cologne
References
- Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- "Kai Strauss". Musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
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