Lichtenau, Westphalia
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| Lichtenau | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Paderborn |
| Town subdivisions | 15 |
| Mayor | Karl-Heinz Wange (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 192.17 km² (74.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 179-407 m |
| Population | 11,174 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 58 /km² (151 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | PB |
| Postal codes | 33162–33165 |
| Area codes | 05295 05292 Atteln 05647 Kleinenberg 05259 Herbram-Wald 02994 Blankenrode |
| Website | www.lichtenau.de |
| Location of the town of Lichtenau within Paderborn district | |
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Lichtenau is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
Lichtenau is situated on the western slope of the Eggegebirge, approx. 15 km south-east of Paderborn.
[edit] Division of the town
After the local government reforms of 1975 Lichtenau consists of the following 15 districts:
- Lichtenau
- Asseln
- Atteln
- Blankenrode
- Dalheim
- Ebbinghausen
- Grundsteinheim
- Hakenberg
- Henglarn
- Herbram
- Holtheim
- Husen
- Iggenhausen
- Kleinenberg
[edit] Twin Towns
Le Mans-Mayet (France -- since September 29th, 1985
Rangsdorf (Brandenburg,Germany -- since February 27th, 1993
Pieniężno (Poland) -- since Oktober 14th, 1996
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
- Town history (German)
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