Preußisch Oldendorf Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:Wappen von Preußisch Oldendorf.svg
Coordinates:52.2833°N 8.5°W
Image Plan:Preußisch Oldendorf in MI.svg
State:Nordrhein-Westfalen
Region:Detmold
District:Minden-Lübbecke
Elevation:67
Area:68.78
Postal Code:32361
Area Code:+49-5742
Licence:MI
Gemeindeschlüssel:05 7 70 036
Divisions:10
Mayor:Marko Steiner[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 25
Party:independent

Preußisch Oldendorf (pronounced as /de/) is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In 1905 the town name Oldendorf was changed officially by putting "Preußisch" in front of it, to make the distinction from other towns with the same name more easy (especially for mail and train stations).

Geography

Preußisch Oldendorf is situated on the north side of the Wiehengebirge, approx. 9 km west of Lübbecke, 24 km north-west of Herford and 30 km east of Osnabrück.

Extent and land usage of the borough

The town's borough has an area of 66.78 km2. Its maximum north–south extent is about 11 km, its maximum east–west extent around 10 km. The highest point in the district is the Altes Verbrenn (291.1 m) in the southeast of the borough. The lowest point (45.8 m) lies in the northwest of the borough in the valley of the Großer Dieckfluss. Its entire northern boundary does not exceed 50 m at any point.

The territory of the borough is predominantly used for arable land and is correspondingly rural. In general, only the Wiehen Hills and the Egge ridge are wooded. Hollwinkel Wood is the only smaller woodland on the plain. Because the Wiehen and Egge constitute a relatively wide section of the Wiehen Hills here, woods occupy a relatively high proportion of the land - just under 20% - in comparison with neighbouring districts. The following table gives an overview of land usage:

Area
by type of use
Agricultural
land
Wood-
land
Settlements and
transport routes
Water-
bodies
Special
usage
4,335 1.343 995 183 3
Proportion 63.3% 19.5% 14.5% 2.7% - %

Source: LDS[2]

Neighbouring places

Division of the town

Preußisch Oldendorf consists of 10 districts:

  • Börninghausen
  • Engershausen
  • Getmold
  • Harlinghausen
  • Hedem
  • Bad Holzhausen
  • Lashorst
  • Offelten
  • Preußisch Oldendorf
  • Schröttinghausen

Notable residents

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020
  2. Web site: NRW State Office for Data and Statistics NRW: Kommunalprofil Preußisch Oldendorf . 2011-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080505031142/http://www.lds.nrw.de/kommunalprofil/l05770036.html . 2008-05-05 . dead .