Lichtenau, Westphalia

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Lichtenau
Town hall in Lichtenau
Town hall in Lichtenau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lichtenau
Lichtenau, Westphalia (Germany)
Lichtenau, Westphalia
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Paderborn
Town subdivisions 15
Mayor Karl-Heinz Wange (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 192.17 km² (74.2 sq mi)
Elevation 179-407 m
Population 11,174  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 58 /km² (151 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PB
Postal codes 33162–33165
Area codes 05295
05292 Atteln
05647 Kleinenberg
05259 Herbram-Wald
02994 Blankenrode
Website www.lichtenau.de
Location of the town of Lichtenau within Paderborn district
Map

Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 08°53′00″E / 51.6, 8.883333

Lichtenau is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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[edit] Geography

Lichtenau is situated on the western slope of the Eggegebirge, approx. 15 km south-east of Paderborn.

[edit] Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Lichtenau consists of the following 15 districts:

  • Lichtenau
  • Asseln
  • Atteln
  • Blankenrode
  • Dalheim
  • Ebbinghausen
  • Grundsteinheim
  • Hakenberg
  • Henglarn
  • Herbram
  • Holtheim
  • Husen
  • Iggenhausen
  • Kleinenberg

[edit] Twin Towns

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