Bad Lippspringe
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| Bad Lippspringe | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Paderborn |
| Mayor | Willi Schmidt |
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| Area | 50.99 km² (19.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (459 ft) |
| Population | 15,359 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 301 /km² (780 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | PB |
| Postal code | 33175 |
| Area code | 05252 |
| Website | www.bad-lippspringe.de |
| Location of the town of Bad Lippspringe within Paderborn district | |
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Bad Lippspringe is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
Bad Lippspringe is situated on the western slope of the Teutoburger Wald, approx. 10 km north-east of Paderborn. The springs, the Arminius spring and the Liborius spring, for which it is famous, are saline waters of a temperature of 70 °F, and are utilized both for bathing and drinking in cases of pulmonary consumption. The river Lippe has its source in Bad Lippspringe.
[edit] History
Lippspringe is mentioned in chronicles as early as the 9th century, and here in the 13th century the order of the Templars established a stronghold. It received civic rights about 1400. Friedrich Wilhelm Weber was born here in 1817.
[edit] Sports
The local football side is BV Bad Lippspringe, who Antonio Di Salvo started his career with, after being born nearby.
Bad Lippspringe is home to RAPA (Rhine Army Parachute Association), a British Army Parachute and Skydiving Dropzone. This was formed in 1964 and is still going today.
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
[edit] References
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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