Country Germany Admin. region Detmold Elevation 105 m (344 ft) Area 88.64 km² Population 10,454 (30 Jun 2010) | State North Rhine-Westphalia District Lippe Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Thursday 1:10 AM Administrative region Detmold | |
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Lügde [ˈlʏçtʰə] is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with c. 9,800 inhabitants (2013).
Map of L%C3%BCgde, Germany
The first written issue of Lügde appears in 784, in the annals of the Frankish Empire, when Charlemagne visited the village during the Saxon Wars. During this wars Charlemagne celebrated his first Christmas in Saxony in Lügde, and the site then became the location of the first church to be built in Saxony. The gothic church was rebuilt in the 12th century and it is still standing today. The church is known as the Kirche St. Kilian.
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