Lengerich, Westphalia

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Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Lengerich

Town

Coat of arms

Location of Lengerich within Steinfurt district

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Coordinates: 52°10′30″N 7°52′0″E﻿ / ﻿52.17500°N 7.86667°E﻿ / 52.17500; 7.86667
Country| Germany
State| North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region| Münster
District| Steinfurt
Subdivisions| 12
Government

• Mayor (2020–25) | Wilhelm Möhrke[1] (Ind.)
Area

• Total

| 90.79 km2 (35.05 sq mi)
Elevation

| 80 m (260 ft)
Population

(2023-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 22,643
• Density| 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

49525

Dialling codes| 05481
05482 (Wechte)
Vehicle registration| ST, TE, BF
Website| www.lengerich.de
Half-timbered house

Lengerich (German pronunciation: [ˈlɛŋəʁɪç] ⓘ; Westphalian: Lengerke) 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.

## Transportation

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Lengerich is situated at the Wanne-Eickel-Hamburg railway and offers half-hourly connections to Münster and Osnabrück. The A1 autobahn also runs through Lengerich and the Lengerich/Tecklenburg exit is located to the west of the city.

## Mayors

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

## International relations

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Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Lengerich, Westphalia is twinned with:

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

Lengerich's neighboring municipalities, Ladbergen and Lienen, are sister cities in the United States with Wapakoneta's neighbors New Knoxville and Saint Marys, respectively.

## Notable people

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Rudolf Smend

* Friedrich Kipp (1878–1953), writer
* Wolfgang Sidka (born 1954), football professional and coach
* Rudolf Smend (1851–1913), Theologian (Old Testament)
* Julius Smend (1857–1930), theologian
* Kai Strauss (born 1970), blues musician[3]
* Wolfgang Streeck (born 1946), sociologist and director at the Max Planck Institute for Society Research in Cologne

## References

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1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 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 2025-04-27.
3. ^ "Kai Strauss". Musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

## External links

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* Official website (in German)

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Towns and municipalities in Steinfurt (district)

* Altenberge
* Emsdetten
* Greven
* Hopsten
* Hörstel
* Horstmar
* Ibbenbüren
* Ladbergen
* Laer
* Lengerich
* Lienen
* Lotte
* Metelen
* Mettingen
* Neuenkirchen
* Nordwalde
* Ochtrup
* Recke
* Rheine
* Saerbeck
* Steinfurt
* Tecklenburg
* Westerkappeln
* Wettringen

Coat of Arms of Steinfurt district

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