Lengerich, Westphalia

Lengerich
Lengerich
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Steinfurt
Town subdivisions 12
Mayor Friedrich Prigge (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 90.71 km2 (35.02 sq mi)
Elevation 80 m  (262 ft)
Population 22,234 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 245 /km2 (635 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ST
Postal code 49525
Area codes 05481
05482 (Wechte)
Website www.lengerich.de

Lengerich is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the southern slope of the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 15 km south-west of Osnabrück and 30 km north-east of Münster.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Lengerich, Westphalia is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 

External links

Towns and municipalities in Steinfurt (district)

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