Kirchlengern
Kirchlengern | |
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Town hall | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Kirchlengern
within Herford district | |
Location of Kirchlengern | |
Kirchlengern Kirchlengern | |
| Coordinates: 52°12′00″N 08°37′59″E / 52.20000°N 8.63306°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Herford |
| Subdivisions | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Rüdiger Meier[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.78 km2 (13.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,517 |
| • Density | 489.0/km2 (1,266/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 32278 |
| Dialling codes | 05223 (Bünde) |
| Vehicle registration | HF |
| Website | www.kirchlengern.de |
Kirchlengern (German pronunciation: [kɪʁçˈlɛŋɐn] ⓘ; Low German: (Kirk-)Liörnern) is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Kirchlengern is situated on the river Else, approx. 10 km north of Herford. The Brandbach flows into the Else in Kirchlengern.
Neighbouring places
Division of the municipality
The municipality is divided in 7 districts:
- Häver (1,900 inhabitants)
- Kirchlengern (6,051 inhabitants)
- Klosterbauerschaft (2,568 inhabitants)
- Quernheim (1,549 inhabitants)
- Rehmerloh (203 inhabitants)
- Stift Quernheim (1,668 inhabitants)
- Südlengern (3,154 inhabitants)
Mayors
- since 2004: Rüdiger Meier (CDU)
- 1999-2004: Werner Helmke (SPD)
Notable people
- 1833–1900, Ernst Heinrich Lindemann, politician
- 1924–2003, Hellmuth Buddenberg, manager
- 1942–2017, Gunter Gabriel, singer
- 1953, Jürgen Klute, politician
- 1953, Reinhard Göhner, politician
- 1958, Elke Kruse, artist
- 1984, David Odonkor, footballer
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
- Official website (in German)