| Lippetal | |
| Type: | Gemeinde |
| Image Coa: | DEU Lippetal COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 51.65°N 13°W |
| Image Plan: | Lippetal in SO.svg |
| State: | NRW |
| Region: | Arnsberg |
| District: | Soest |
| Elevation: | 69-155 |
| Area: | 126.58 |
| Postal Code: | 59510 |
| Area Code: | 02923 (Herzfeld) 02527 (Lippborg) |
| Licence: | SO |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 05 9 74 024 |
| Website: | www.lippetal.de |
| Mayor: | Matthias Lürbke[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 25 |
| Party: | CDU |
| Ruling Party1: | CDU |
Lippetal is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Lippetal is located north and south of the river Lippe between the cities of Lippstadt and Hamm . Lippetal is situated at the northern boundary of the Soester Börde, south of the river Lippe and the southern Münsterland in north of the river. The river Lippe flows from east to the west through the municipality.
There are eleven villages in Lippetal:
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The municipality Lippetal was created by administrative reorganization in 1969. Lippetal was made with eleven villages from three different districts.
The villages are mostly old Saxon settlements. The villages Oestinghausen and Lippborg were first mentioned in 1189, Hovestadt in 1213, and the place of pilgrimage Herzfeld in a document in 786.