Lippetal

Infobox German Location
Name = Lippetal
Art = Gemeinde
image_photo = St-Anna-Nordwald.jpg
imagesize =
image_caption = St. Anna chapel in Nordwald
Wappen = Lippetal.pnglat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 38 |lat_sec = 59
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 04 |lon_sec = 59
Lageplan =
Lageplanbeschreibung =
Bundesland = NRW
Regierungsbezirk = Arnsberg
Landkreis = Soest
Höhe = 69-155
Fläche = 126.58
Einwohner = 12873
Stand = 2006-12-31
pop_source =
PLZ = 59510
PLZ-alt =
Vorwahl = 02923 (Herzfeld)
02527 (Lippborg)
Kfz = SO
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 9 74 024
NUTS =
LOCODE =
Gliederung =
Straße = Bahnhofstr. 7
Website = [http://www.lippetal.de/ www.lippetal.de]
Bürgermeister = Erhard Susewind
Bürgermeistertitel=
Partei = CDU
ruling_party1 = CDU
ruling_party2 =
ruling_party3 =

Lippetal is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Lippetal is located north and south of the river Lippe between the cities of Lippstadt (15 km) and Hamm (10 km). 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.

Division of the municipality

There are eleven villages in Lippetal:

Neighbouring Places

* Ahlen
* Bad Sassendorf
* Beckum
* Hamm
* Lippstadt
* Soest
* Wadersloh

History

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.

External links

* [http://www.lippetal.de/ Offical site] de icon