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Löhne Coordinates 52°12′N 8°42′E / 52.2°N 8.7°ECoordinates: 52°12′N 8°42′E / 52.2°N 8.7°E Administration Country Germany State North Rhine-Westphalia Admin. region Detmold District Herford Town subdivisions 5 Mayor Heinz-Dieter Held (SPD) Basic statistics Area 59.41 km2 (22.94 sq mi) Elevation 70 m (230 ft) Population 40,199 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 677 /km2 (1,752 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate HF Postal code 32584 Area codes 05732, 05731 (Gohfeld), 05228 (Wittel) Website www.loehne.de Löhne is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Geography
Löhne is situated on the river Werre, approx. 8 km north of Herford and 20 km south-west of Minden.
Neighbouring places
Division of the town
Löhne consists of 5 districts:
- Gohfeld
- Löhne
- Mennighüffen
- Obernbeck
- Ulenburg
International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in GermanyLöhne is twinned with:=
- Spittal an der Drau (Austria) -– since 1973
- Columbus, (Indiana, United States) -– since 1993
- Condega (Nicaragua) -– since 1994
- Röbel/Müritz (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany) -– since 1996
- Mielec (Poland) -– since 2002
References
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.
External links
- Official site (German)
Categories:- Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Herford district
- North Rhine-Westphalia geography stubs
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