Lippetal

Coordinates: 51°39′N 08°05′E / 51.650°N 8.083°E / 51.650; 8.083
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Lippetal
St. Anna chapel in Nordwald
St. Anna chapel in Nordwald
Coat of arms of Lippetal
Location of Lippetal within Soest district
North Rhine-WestphaliaPaderborn (district)Soest (district)Warendorf (district)HammUnna (district)Märkischer KreisHochsauerlandkreisSoestEnseWelverAnröchteLippstadtWerlGesekeLippetalBad SassendorfRüthenWickedeWarsteinErwitteMöhnesee
Lippetal is located in Germany
Lippetal
Lippetal
Lippetal is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Lippetal
Lippetal
Coordinates: 51°39′N 08°05′E / 51.650°N 8.083°E / 51.650; 8.083
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictSoest
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Matthias Lürbke[1] (CDU)
 • Governing partiesCDU
Area
 • Total126.58 km2 (48.87 sq mi)
Highest elevation
155 m (509 ft)
Lowest elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,966
 • Density95/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59510
Dialling codes02923 (Herzfeld)
02527 (Lippborg)
Vehicle registrationSO
Websitewww.lippetal.de

Lippetal is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Lippetal is located north and south of the river

Münsterland
in north of the river. The river Lippe flows from east to the west through the municipality.

Windmill

Division of the municipality

There are eleven villages in Lippetal:

  • Brockhausen
  • Heintrop-Büninghausen
  • Herzfeld
  • Hultrop
  • Hovestadt
  • Krewinkel-Wiltrop

Neighbouring Places

History

The municipality Lippetal was created by administrative reorganization in 1969. Lippetal was made with eleven villages from three different districts.

The villages are mostly old Saxon settlements. The villages Oestinghausen and Lippborg were first mentioned in 1189, Hovestadt in 1213, and the place of pilgrimage Herzfeld in a document in 786.

Personalities

  • William Finnemann (1882-1942), priest of the Society of the Divine Word, auxiliary bishop of Manila and apostolic vicar of Calapan,
  • percussionist
  • Dirk Langerbein (* 1971) former football goalkeeper, now goalkeeper coach

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW
    . Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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