Oerlinghausen
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| Oerlinghausen | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Lippe |
| Mayor | Ursula Herbort |
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| Area | 32.7 km² (12.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Population | 17,151 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 524 /km² (1,358 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LIP |
| Postal code | 33813 |
| Area code | 05202 |
| Website | www.oerlinghausen.de |
| Location of Oerlinghausen within Lippe district | |
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Oerlinghausen is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany located between Bielefeld and Detmold in the Teutoburger Wald. It has c. 17,200 inhabitants.
[edit] Geography
Geographically, Oerlinghausen is situated on top of the Teutoburger Wald hills. Oerlinghauens highest point is the Tönsberg with 334 meters. The flatlands of northern Germany start some 40 km north of Oerlinghausen. There are beautiful hiking routes along the hill chain which stretches 80 km in east-west direction. To the south of the hills are large sand areas originating from melting glaciers during past ice ages. Although not high, the hills are steep in many places and almost completely covered by forest.
[edit] History and culture
First mentioned in documents in 1036, the town became a city in 1926 by authority of the Land of Lippe. In 1969 the city was expanded with the addition of Helpup, Währentrup and Lipperreihe as part of the "Gebietsreform" movement.
Oerlinghausen is home to the busiest glider airport in Europe as well as the well known Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum Oerlinghausen (Archaeological Museum) featuring reconstructions of a variety of dwellings spanning from 10,000 BC to 1000 AD.
The city has also been home to an unusual number of well-known sociologists. Marianne Weber (born Schnitger), who was born in Oerlinghausen and married Max Weber here in 1893, was a well-respected author herself. Niklas Luhmann and Richard Grathoff, two of the key sociologists who made the Bielefeld University one of the premier institutions for sociology in Europe, have also lived in Oerlinghausen for extended time periods.
The Altstadt (old town) has some old buildings with a number of restaurants.
[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
- Freilichtmuseum website (German)
- Glider Airport Website (German)
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