Lichtenau
Town hall in Lichtenau
Town hall in Lichtenau
Coat of arms of Lichtenau
Location of Lichtenau within Paderborn district
Lichtenau  is located in Germany
Lichtenau
Lichtenau
Lichtenau  is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Lichtenau
Lichtenau
Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 08°53′00″E / 51.60000°N 8.88333°E / 51.60000; 8.88333
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictPaderborn
Subdivisions15
Government
  Mayor (202025) Ute Maria Dülfer[1] (SPD)
Area
  Total192.17 km2 (74.20 sq mi)
Highest elevation
407 m (1,335 ft)
Lowest elevation
179 m (587 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total10,685
  Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
33162–33165
Dialling codes05295
05292 Atteln
05647 Kleinenberg
05259 Herbram-Wald
02994 Blankenrode
Vehicle registrationPB
Websitewww.lichtenau.de

Lichtenau is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Lichtenau is situated on the western slope of the Eggegebirge, approx. 15 km south-east of Paderborn.

Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Lichtenau consists of the following 15 districts:

  • Lichtenau District
  • Asseln
  • Atteln
  • Blankenrode
  • Dalheim
  • Ebbinghausen
  • Grundsteinheim
  • Hakenberg
  • Henglarn
  • Herbram
  • Holtheim
  • Husen
  • Iggenhausen
  • Kleinenberg

Twin Towns

References

  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.


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