Coordinates: 51°39′N 08°05′E / 51.650°N 8.083°E / 51.650; 8.083

Lippetal

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Lippetal
St. Anna chapel in Nordwald
St. Anna chapel in Nordwald
Location of Lippetal within Soest district
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CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictSoest
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Matthias Lürbke[1] (CDU)
 • Governing partiesCDU
Area
 • Total
126.61 km2 (48.88 sq mi)
Highest elevation
155 m (509 ft)
Lowest elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
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 • Total
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59510
Dialling codes02923 (Herzfeld)
02527 (Lippborg)
Vehicle registrationSO
Websitewww.lippetal.de

Lippetal (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪpəˌtaːl], lit.'Lippe Valley') is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

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Lippetal is located north and south of the river Lippe between the cities of Lippstadt (15 km (9.3 mi)) and Hamm (10 km (6.2 mi)). Lippetal is situated at the northern boundary of the Soester Börde, south of the river Lippe and the southern Münsterland in north of the river. The river Lippe flows from east to the west through the municipality.

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Windmill

Division of the municipality

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There are eleven villages in Lippetal:

  • Brockhausen
  • Heintrop-Büninghausen
  • Herzfeld
  • Hultrop
  • Hovestadt
  • Krewinkel-Wiltrop

Neighbouring Places

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History

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The municipality Lippetal was created by administrative reorganization in 1969. Lippetal was made with eleven villages from three different districts.

The villages are mostly old Saxon settlements. The villages Oestinghausen and Lippborg were first mentioned in 1189, Hovestadt in 1213, and the place of pilgrimage Herzfeld in a document in 786.

Personalities

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References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
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