Lübbecke

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Lübbecke
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lübbecke
Lübbecke (Germany)
Lübbecke
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Minden-Lübbecke
Town subdivisions 8
Mayor Susanne Lindemann (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 65 km² (25.1 sq mi)
Elevation 75 m  (246 ft)
Population 26,188  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 403 /km² (1,043 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MI
Postal code 32312
Area code 05741
Website www.luebbecke.de

Coordinates: 52°18′29″N 8°37′23″E / 52.30806, 8.62306

Lübbecke is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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[edit] Geography

Lübbecke is situated on the north side of the Wiehengebirge, approx. 20 km north of Herford and 20 km west of Minden.

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

[edit] Division of the town

Lübbecke consists of 8 districts:

  • Lübbecke (city center) (16,028 inhabitants)
  • Alswede (1,077 inhabitants)
  • Blasheim (1,474 inhabitants)
  • Eilhausen (780 inhabitants)
  • Gehlenbeck (3,339 inhabitants)
  • Nettelstedt (2,823 inhabitants)
  • Obermehnen (1,394 inhabitants)
  • Stockhausen (795 inhabitants)

[edit] Twin towns

[edit] Sports

The team handball club TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke is at home in Lübbecke. The club currently competes in the German First League of Handball.

[edit] Education

[edit] Schools

  • Wittekind-Gymnasium Lübbecke
  • Jahn-Realschule
  • Hauptschule Lübbecke
  • Pestalozzi Schule
  • Berufskolleg Lübbecke

[edit] External links

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Towns and municipalities in Minden-Lübbecke
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