- Lemgo
Infobox German Location
Art = Town
Wappen = DEU Lemgo COA.svg
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 1 |lat_sec = 38
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 54 |lon_sec = 42
Lageplan = Lokal Ort Lemgo.png
Bundesland = North Rhine-Westphalia
Regierungsbezirk = Detmold
Kreis = Lippe
Höhe = 215
Fläche = 100.86
Einwohner = 41958
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 32657
Vorwahl = 05261
Kfz = LIP
Website = [http://www.lemgo.net/ www.lemgo.net]
Bürgermeister = Reiner Austermann
Partei = CDULemgo is a city in the
Lippe district ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany , with a population of c. 42,000.It was founded in the 12th century by Bernhard II at the crossroad of two merchant routes. Lemgo was a member of the
Hanseatic League , a medieval trading association of free cities in several northern European countries such as The Netherlands, Germany and Poland.British Army
From 1947 until 1993, Lemgo hosted successive infantry battalions of the British Army, the last one being 2 R IRISH.
The battalions were based in Stornoway Barracks, known to the locals as Spiegelberg Kaserne. The base was previously the location of a
Displaced persons camp and before that aWehrmacht artillery unit.Twin towns
*flagicon|UK
Beverley ,United Kingdom Twin school
Hörstmar County Primary School in Lemgo has a twin school in
Holme on Spalding Moor since 1989.External links
* [http://www.lemgo.de Official city homepage]
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