Lichtenau, Westphalia

Lichtenau
Town
Town hall in Lichtenau
Town hall in Lichtenau
Coat of arms of Lichtenau
Coat of arms
Location of Lichtenau within Paderborn district
North Rhine-WestphaliaHesseHochsauerlandkreisSoest (district)Gütersloh (district)Höxter (district)Lippe (district)Bad LippspringePaderbornHövelhofLichtenauBad WünnenbergAltenbekenSalzkottenBürenBorchenDelbrück
Lichtenau is located in Germany
Lichtenau
Lichtenau
Lichtenau is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Lichtenau
Lichtenau
Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 08°53′00″E / 51.60000°N 8.88333°E / 51.60000; 8.88333
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictPaderborn
Subdivisions15
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Ute Maria Dülfer[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
192.57 km2 (74.35 sq mi)
Highest elevation
407 m (1,335 ft)
Lowest elevation
179 m (587 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
10,891
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
33162–33165
Dialling codes05295
05292 Atteln
05647 Kleinenberg
05259 Herbram-Wald
02994 Blankenrode
Vehicle registrationPB
Websitewww.lichtenau.de

Lichtenau (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪçtənaʊ] ⓘ) 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. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
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