Kirchlengern

Kirchlengern
Town
Town hall
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Kirchlengern within Herford district
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
16,463
 • 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 (German pronunciation: [kɪʁçˈlɛŋɐn] ⓘ; Low German: (Kirk-)Liörnern) is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

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

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

Notable people

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 2025-04-27.


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