Löhne
Löhne | |
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Ulenburg Castle | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Löhne within Herford district | |
Löhne Löhne | |
| Coordinates: 52°12′N 8°42′E / 52.200°N 8.700°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Herford |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Bernd Poggemöller[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.51 km2 (22.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 40,806 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 32584 |
| Dialling codes | 05732, 05731 (Gohfeld), 05228 (Wittel) |
| Vehicle registration | HF |
| Website | www.loehne.de |
Löhne (German pronunciation: [ˈløːnə] ⓘ; Low German: Loihne, Loine) is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Löhne is situated on the river Werre, approx. 8 km north of Herford and 20 km south-west of Minden.
Neighbouring places
Twin towns – sister cities
- Spittal an der Drau, Austria (1973)
- Columbus, United States (1993)
- Condega, Nicaragua (1994)
- Röbel, Germany (1996)
- Mielec, Poland (2002)
Notable people
- Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653–1728), Prussian field marshal
- Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (1620–1689), founder and first duke of the line Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". loehne.de (in German). Löhne. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
External links
- Official website (in German)