Extertal

Extertal is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with c. 11,500 inhabitants (2013).

Extertal
Coat of arms
Location of Extertal within Lippe district
North Rhine-WestphaliaLower SaxonyHöxter (district)Paderborn (district)Gütersloh (district)BielefeldMinden-LübbeckeHerford (district)DetmoldBarntrupDörentrupSchlangenLemgoLageAugustdorfBad SalzuflenExtertalLeopoldshöheHorn-Bad MeinbergLügdeSchieder-SchwalenbergOerlinghausenKalletal
Extertal
Extertal
Coordinates: 52°04′00″N 09°07′00″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictLippe
Subdivisions12
Government
 • MayorMonika Rehmert (SPD)
Area
 • Total92.49 km2 (35.71 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total11,091
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
32699
Dialling codes05262, 05751, 05754
Vehicle registrationLIP
Websitewww.extertal.de

Extertal is located on the northern edge of the circle in the Teutoburg Nature Reserve, directly adjacent to Lower Saxony. The Exter and Humme rivers flow through the region. The municipality has its headquarters in the Bösingfeld district. Neighbouring cities are Rinteln, Aerzen, Barntrup, Dörentrup and Kalletal.

The highest point of the city is at 371 meters above sea level. The municipality dimensions are about 12.2 kilometers east-west and about 12.5 kilometers north-south.

Mayors

The mayor is Monika Rehmert (SPD). She was elected in September 2015.

Churches and religious communities
  • Evangelical Reformed Church (Church of Lippe) in Bösingfeld, Mittelstrasse 33
  • Evangelical Reformed Church (Church of Lippe) in Almena, Kirchstrasse 1, 32699 Extertal-Almena
  • Evangelical Reformed Church (Church of Lippe) in Silixen, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Strasse 5
  • Catholic Church: Adolf-Kolping-Weg 1
  • Free Evangelical Community: Mühlenstrasse 4
  • Jehovah's Witnesses: Papenweg 2
  • New Apostolic Church: Bahnhofstrasse

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.


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