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Lengerich | |
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Location of Lengerich within Steinfurt district ![]() | |
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 | 22,980 |
• 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."
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Fachwerkhaus_Im_Hook_5_in_Lengerich.jpg/260px-Fachwerkhaus_Im_Hook_5_in_Lengerich.jpg)
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.
Notable people※
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Voit_185_Rudolf_Smend.jpg/110px-Voit_185_Rudolf_Smend.jpg)
- 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 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Kai Strauss". Musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
External links※
- Official website
(in German)