Lengerich, Westphalia

Lengerich

Coat of arms
Lengerich
Location of Lengerich within Steinfurt district
Coordinates: 52°10′30″N 7°52′0″E / 52.17500°N 7.86667°E / 52.17500; 7.86667Coordinates: 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
Government
 • Mayor Wilhelm Möhrke (none)
Area
 • Total 90.71 km2 (35.02 sq mi)
Elevation 80 m (260 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
 • Total 22,530
 • Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 49525
Dialling codes 05481
05482 (Wechte)
Vehicle registration ST, TE, BF
Website www.lengerich.de

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.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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