Lengerich, Westphalia
Lengerich 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.
Lengerich | |
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_COA.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Lengerich within Steinfurt district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°10′30″N 7°52′0″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Subdivisions | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilhelm Möhrke (none) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.71 km2 (35.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 22,660 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/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 |
Transportation
Lengerich is situated at the Wanne-Eickel-Hamburg railway and offers hourly connections to Münster and Osnabrück.
Half-timbered house
Mayors
The mayor is the pharmacist Wilhelm Möhrke (independent), the predecessor was Friedrich Prigge.
International relations
Lengerich, 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.
Sons and daughters of the town
Rudolf Smend
- Rudolf Smend (1851-1913), Theologian (Old Testament)
- Julius Smend (1857-1930), theologian
- Friedrich Kipp (1878-1953), writer
- Wolfgang Streeck (born 1946), sociologist and director at the Max Planck Institute for Society Research in Cologne
- Wolfgang Sidka (born 1954), football professional and coach
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
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 Coat of Arms of Steinfurt district | ||
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