Lengerich, Westphalia Explained

Lengerich
Type:Stadt
Image Coa:DE Lengerich (Westfalen) COA.svg
Coordinates:52.175°N 7.8667°W
Image Plan:Lengerich in ST.svg
State:North Rhine-Westphalia
Region:Münster
District:Steinfurt
Elevation:80
Area:90.71
Postal Code:49525
Area Code:05481
05482 (Wechte)
Licence:ST, TE, BF
Gemeindeschlüssel:05 5 66 040
Divisions:12
Website:www.lengerich.de
Mayor:Wilhelm Möhrke[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 25
Party:independent

Lengerich (pronounced as /de/) 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

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

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

International relations

See main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany.

Lengerich, Westphalia is twinned with:

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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020
  2. Web site: Kai Strauss. Musicbrainz.org. 18 October 2022.