Löhne
Löhne | |
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Ulenburg Castle | |
Coat of arms | |
show Location of Löhne within Herford district | |
Löhne | |
Coordinates: 52°12′N 8°42′E / 52.200°N 8.700°ECoordinates: 52°12′N 8°42′E / 52.200°N 8.700°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Detmold |
District | Herford |
Subdivisions | 5 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Bernd Poggemöller[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 59.41 km2 (22.94 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 39,871 |
• 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 |
Löhne (German pronunciation: [ˈløːnə] (listen)) is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography[]
Löhne is situated on the river Werre, approx. 8 km north of Herford and 20 km south-west of Minden.
Neighbouring places[]
Twin towns – sister cities[]
- Spittal an der Drau, Austria (1973)
- Columbus, United States (1993)
- Condega, Nicaragua (1994)
- Röbel, Germany (1996)
- Mielec, Poland (2002)
Notable people[]
- 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[]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". loehne.de (in German). Löhne. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
External links[]
- Official website (in German)
Categories:
- Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Herford (district)
- Detmold region geography stubs