Kirchlengern

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Kirchlengern
Town
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Location of Kirchlengern within Herford district
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Kirchlengern
Coordinates: 52°12′00″N08°37′59″E / 52.20000°N 8.63306°E / 52.20000; 8.63306
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Herford
Subdivisions7
Government
 •  Mayor (2020–25) Rüdiger Meier [1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total33.78 km2 (13.04 sq mi)
Elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31) [2]
 • Total16,517
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32278
Dialling codes 05223 (Bünde)
Vehicle registration HF
Website www.kirchlengern.de

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

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Geography

Lutheran Monastery Church of St. Mary's in Kirchlengern-Stift Quernheim Stift Quernheim Stiftskirche Suedseite IMGP2405 wp.jpg
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

Division of the municipality

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

Notable people

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References

  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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