Lichtenau, Westphalia
Lichtenau is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Lichtenau | |
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_Rathaus.jpg.webp) Town hall in Lichtenau | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lichtenau within Paderborn district  | |
  Lichtenau  Lichtenau | |
| Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 08°53′00″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Paderborn |
| Subdivisions | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josef Hartmann (Die PARTEI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 192.17 km2 (74.20 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,570 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 33162–33165 |
| Dialling codes | 05295 05292 Atteln 05647 Kleinenberg 05259 Herbram-Wald 02994 Blankenrode |
| Vehicle registration | PB |
| Website | www.lichtenau.de |
Geography
Lichtenau is situated on the western slope of the Eggegebirge, approx. 15 km south-east of Paderborn.
Division of the town
After the local government reforms of 1975 Lichtenau consists of the following 15 districts:
- Lichtenau District
- Asseln
- Atteln
- Blankenrode
- Dalheim
- Ebbinghausen
- Grundsteinheim
- Hakenberg
- Henglarn
- Herbram
- Holtheim
- Husen
- Iggenhausen
- Kleinenberg
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
External links
- Official site (in German)
- Town history (in German)
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Towns and municipalities in Paderborn (district) | ||
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 Coat of Arms of Paderborn district | ||
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