Lügde
Lügde is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with c. 9,100 inhabitants (2025). The first written mention of Lügde appears in 784, in the annals of the Frankish Empire, when Charlemagne visited the village during the Saxon Wars.
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Overview
During these wars Charlemagne celebrated his first Christmas in Saxony in Lügde, and the site then became the location of the first church to be built in Saxony. The gothic church, dedicated to Saint Kilian, was rebuilt in the 12th century and still stands today. The church is known as the Kilians-Kirche. In 2019 Lügde made national news as the site of a series of child rapes on a campground; investigators estimate 1,000 child rapes were committed over the course of 10 years.
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Key facts
• Type — Stadt • State — North Rhine-Westphalia • Region — Detmold • District — Lippe • Elevation — 105 • Area — 88.64 • Gemeindeschlussel — 05 7 66 052 • Postal Code — 32668–32676 • Area Code — 05281, 05283 • Licence — LIP • Website — luegde.de • Mayor — Torben Blome • Leader Term — 2020–25 • Party — SPD
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- 1.Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- 2.Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen Tabelle 12411-01i: Bevölkerungsstand - Gemeinden - Stichtag.
- 3.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020. World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020).
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