Löhne
Löhne is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Löhne | |
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Ulenburg Castle | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Löhne within Herford district | |
Löhne Löhne | |
Coordinates: 52°12′N 8°42′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Detmold |
District | Herford |
Subdivisions | 5 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bernd Poggemöller (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 59.41 km2 (22.94 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 39,915 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 32584 |
Dialling codes | 05732, 05731 (Gohfeld), 05228 (Wittel) |
Vehicle registration | HF |
Website | www.loehne.de |
Geography
Löhne is situated on the river Werre, approx. 8 km north of Herford and 20 km south-west of Minden.
Neighbouring places
International relations
Löhne is twinned with:
- Spittal an der Drau (Austria) since 1973
- Columbus, (Indiana, United States) since 1993
- Condega (Nicaragua) since 1994
- Röbel/Müritz (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany) since 1996
- Mielec (Poland) since 2002[2]
People from Löhne
- Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653-1728), Prussian field marshal
- Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (1620-1689), founder and first duke of the line Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "Mielec- Miasta Partnerskie" [Mielec - Partnership Cities]. Oficjalny serwis Urzędu Miejskiego w Mielcu [Mielec City Council] (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
External links
- Official website (in German)
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