| Type: | Stadt |
| Lichtenau | |
| Image Coa: | DEU Lichtenau (Westf.) COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 51.6°N 8.8833°W |
| Image Plan: | Lichtenau in PB.svg |
| State: | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Region: | Detmold |
| District: | Paderborn |
| Elevation: | 179-407 |
| Area: | 192.17 |
| Postal Code: | 33162–33165 |
| Area Code: | 05295 05292 Atteln 05647 Kleinenberg 05259 Herbram-Wald 02994 Blankenrode |
| Licence: | PB |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 05 7 74 028 |
| Divisions: | 15 |
| Website: | www.lichtenau.de |
| Mayor: | Ute Maria Dülfer[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 25 |
| Party: | SPD |
Lichtenau is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Lichtenau is situated on the western slope of the Eggegebirge, approx. 15 km south-east of Paderborn.
After the local government reforms of 1975 Lichtenau consists of the following 15 districts: