Lichtenau, Westphalia

Lichtenau
Town hall in Lichtenau

Coat of arms
Lichtenau
Location of Lichtenau within Paderborn district
North Rhine-WestphaliaHesseHochsauerlandkreisSoest (district)Gütersloh (district)Höxter (district)Lippe (district)Bad LippspringePaderbornHövelhofLichtenauBad WünnenbergAltenbekenSalzkottenBürenBorchenDelbrückLichtenau in PB.svg
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Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 08°53′00″E / 51.60000°N 8.88333°E / 51.60000; 8.88333Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 08°53′00″E / 51.60000°N 8.88333°E / 51.60000; 8.88333
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Paderborn
Government
  Mayor Josef Hartmann (Die PARTEI)
Area
  Total 192.17 km2 (74.20 sq mi)
Elevation 179-407 m (−1,156 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
  Total 10,632
  Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 33162–33165
Dialling codes 05295
05292 Atteln
05647 Kleinenberg
05259 Herbram-Wald
02994 Blankenrode
Vehicle registration PB
Website www.lichtenau.de

Lichtenau is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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

Twin Towns

References

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