Lichtenau, Westphalia

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Lichtenau

Town

Town hall in Lichtenau

Coat of arms

Location of Lichtenau within Paderborn district

Lichtenau

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Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 08°53′00″E﻿ / ﻿51.60000°N 8.88333°E﻿ / 51.60000; 8.88333
Country| Germany
State| North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region| Detmold
District| Paderborn
Subdivisions| 15
Government

• Mayor (2020-25) | Ute Maria Dülfer[1] (SPD)
Area

• Total

| 192.57 km2 (74.35 sq mi)
Highest elevation

| 407 m (1,335 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 179 m (587 ft)
Population

(2023-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 10,891
• Density| 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

33162–33165

Dialling codes| 05295
05292 Atteln
05647 Kleinenberg
05259 Herbram-Wald
02994 Blankenrode
Vehicle registration| PB
Website| www.lichtenau.de

Lichtenau (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪçtənaʊ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## Geography

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Lichtenau is situated on the western slope of the Eggegebirge, approx. 15 km south-east of Paderborn.

### Division of the town

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After the local government reforms of 1975 Lichtenau consists of the following 15 districts:

* Lichtenau District
* Asseln
* Atteln
* Blankenrode
* Dalheim
* Ebbinghausen
* Grundsteinheim
* Hakenberg
* Henglarn
* Herbram
* Holtheim
* Husen
* Iggenhausen
* Kleinenberg

### Twin Towns

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* Le Mans-Mayet (France—since September 29, 1985
* Rangsdorf (Brandenburg, Germany—since February 27, 1993
* Pieniężno (Poland) -- since October 14th, 1996

## References

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1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 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.

## External links

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* Official site (in German)
* Town history (in German)

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Towns and municipalities in Paderborn (district)

* Altenbeken
* Bad Lippspringe
* Bad Wünnenberg
* Borchen
* Büren
* Delbrück
* Hövelhof
* Lichtenau
* Paderborn
* Salzkotten

Coat of Arms of Paderborn district

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