Obermehnen
Obermehnen is a village in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the county of Minden-Lübbecke. The village belongs administratively to the town of Lübbecke. Obermehnen has 1,360 inhabitants and an area of 9.6 km². At around 137 people per km² Obermehnen has the lowest density of all of Lübbeck's districts, not least because 4.3 km², i.e. 45%,[1] of the parish area consists of uninhabited hill forest on the Wiehen Hills. Obermehnen is thus the most wooded part of the borough of Lübbecke.
View of parts of the village. Background: the village of Limberg that belongs to Preußisch Oldendorf
The Preußenpfahl ("Prussian Post") in Obermehnen
Not far from the Preußenpfahl stands Obermehnen's maypole
Obermehnen | |
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Ortsteil of Lübbecke | |
Location of Obermehnen within Lübbecke  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°17′08″N 8°34′40″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| District | Minden-Lübbecke |
| Town | Lübbecke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Population (2007-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,360 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 32312 |
| Dialling codes | 05741 |
The topography of Obermehnen
Personalities
- Eberhard Werner, artist (landscape painter) lived and died in Obermehnen near Lübbecke
References
- checked at TIM-online
External links
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