Lengerich
Lengerich (De-Lengerich.ogg; Westphalian: Lengerke) 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.
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Key facts
• Name — Lengerich • Type — Stadt • State — North Rhine-Westphalia • Region — Münster • District — Steinfurt • Elevation — 80 • Area — 90.79 • Postal Code — 49525 • Area Code — 05481 05482 (Wechte) • Licence — ST, TE, BF • Gemeindeschlussel — 05 5 66 040 • Divisions — 12 • Website — www.lengerich.de • Mayor — Wilhelm Möhrke • Leader Term — 2020–25 • Party — independent • Illustration — Half-timbered house
Transportation
Transportation
Lengerich is situated at the Wanne-Eickel-Hamburg railway and offers half-hourly connections to Münster and Osnabrück. The A1 autobahn also runs through Lengerich and the Lengerich/Tecklenburg exit is located to the west of the city.
Mayors
Mayors
The mayor is the pharmacist Wilhelm Möhrke (independent), the predecessor was Friedrich Prigge.
International relations
International relations
Lengerich, Westphalia is twinned with: • Leegebruch (Brandenburg, Germany) • Wapakoneta (Ohio, United States) • Warta (Poland) Lengerich's neighboring municipalities, Ladbergen and Lienen, are sister cities in the United States with Wapakoneta's neighbors New Knoxville and Saint Marys, respectively.
Notable people
Notable people
• Illustration — Rudolf Smend • Friedrich Kipp (1878–1953), writer • Wolfgang Sidka (born 1954), football professional and coach • Rudolf Smend (1851–1913), Theologian (Old Testament) • Julius Smend (1857–1930), theologian • Kai Strauss (born 1970), blues musician • Wolfgang Streeck (born 1946), sociologist and director at the Max Planck Institute for Society Research in Cologne
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