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Kirchlengern

Coordinates: 52°12′00″N 08°37′59″E / 52.20000°N 8.63306°E / 52.20000; 8.63306
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Kirchlengern
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Kirchlengern
Flag
Coat of arms of Kirchlengern
Coat of arms
Location of Kirchlengern within Herford district
Lippe (district)Lower SaxonyGütersloh (district)Minden-LübbeckeMinden-LübbeckeBielefeldNorth Rhine-WestphaliaEngerLöhneBündeKirchlengernHerfordSpengeHiddenhausenRödinghausenVlotho
Kirchlengern is located in Germany
Kirchlengern
Kirchlengern
Kirchlengern is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Kirchlengern
Kirchlengern
Coordinates: 52°12′00″N 08°37′59″E / 52.20000°N 8.63306°E / 52.20000; 8.63306
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictHerford
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Rüdiger Meier[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
33.78 km2 (13.04 sq mi)
Elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
16,517
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32278
Dialling codes05223 (Bünde)
Vehicle registrationHF
Websitewww.kirchlengern.de

Kirchlengern is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

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Lutheran Monastery Church of St. Mary's in Kirchlengern-Stift Quernheim

Kirchlengern is situated on the river Else, approx. 10 km north of Herford. The Brandbach flows into the Else in Kirchlengern.

Neighbouring places

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Division of the municipality

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The municipality is divided in 7 districts:

  1. Häver (1,900 inhabitants)
  2. Kirchlengern (6,051 inhabitants)
  3. Klosterbauerschaft (2,568 inhabitants)
  4. Quernheim (1,549 inhabitants)
  5. Rehmerloh (203 inhabitants)
  6. Stift Quernheim (1,668 inhabitants)
  7. Südlengern (3,154 inhabitants)

Mayors

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  • since 2004: Rüdiger Meier (CDU)
  • 1999-2004: Werner Helmke (SPD)

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 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 2024-06-20.
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