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Lengerich, Westphalia

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Münster

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Elevation
  
80 m

Population
  
22,234 (31 Dec 2010)

Postal code
  
49525

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Steinfurt

Postal codes
  
49525

Area
  
90.71 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 12:10 PM

Administrative region
  
Münster

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Weather
  
12°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 59% Humidity

Lengerich is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the southern slope of the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 15 km south-west of Osnabrück and 30 km north-east of Münster.

Contents

Map of 49525 Lengerich, Germany

Mayors

The mayor is the pharmacist Wilhelm Möhrke (independent), the predecessor was Friedrich Prigge.

International relations

Lengerich, Westphalia is twinned with:

  • Leegebruch (Brandenburg, Germany)
  • Wapakoneta (Ohio, United States)
  • Warta (Poland)

    • Sons and daughters of the town

  • Rudolf Smend (1851-1913), Theologian (Old Testament)
  • Julius Smend (1857-1930), theologian
  • Friedrich Kipp (1878-1953), writer
  • Wolfgang Streeck (born 1946), sociologist and director at the Max Planck Institute for Society Research in Cologne
  • Wolfgang Sidka (born 1954), football professional and coach

    • References

    Lengerich, Westphalia Wikipedia
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