Schlangen
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| Schlangen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Lippe |
| Mayor | Thorsten Paulussen |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 75.98 km² (29.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population | 8,991 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 118 /km² (306 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LIP |
| Postal code | 33189 |
| Area code | 05252 |
| Website | www.schlangen-online.de |
| Location of Schlangen within Lippe district | |
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Schlangen is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Schlangen has c. 9,000 inhabitants and relative prosperity. The municipality lies only few kilometers from Detmold far away, at the edge of the sandy Sea and stretches to the south slope of the Teutoburger forest out to up to the heights of the mountain course.
[edit] Politics
The town councilor from queues consists of 26 advice women and councilmen.
| Parties and voter communities | % 2004 |
seats 2004 |
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| CDU | Christian democratic union of Germany | 48,2 | 13 |
| SPD | Social-democratic party of Germany | 38,4 | 10 |
| GRÜNE | The Greens | 13,4 | 3 |
| Gesamt | 100,0 | 26 | |
| Wahlbeteiligung in % | 63,1 | ||
(conditions: Local election on 26 September 2004)
Partnerships between cities
- Viitasaari (central Finland, since 1999)
[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
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