Dörentrup

Dörentrup
Dörentrup
Location of Dörentrup within Lippe district
Coordinates	52°01′59″N 9°00′0″E / 52.03306°N 9°E / 52.03306; 9Coordinates: 52°01′59″N 9°00′0″E / 52.03306°N 9°E / 52.03306; 9
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Lippe
Local subdivisions	5
Mayor	Friedrich Ehlert (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	49.79 km2 (19.22 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m  (820 ft)
Population	8,219 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	165 /km2 (428 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	LIP
Postal code	32694
Area codes	0 52 65
Website	www.doerentrup-lippe.de

Dörentrup is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an area of 49.79 km² and c. 8,600 inhabitants (2007).

Respect of the nocturnal environment

A noticeable point of this village is the respect of nocturnal environment.

In fact, every night at 11 pm, all street lights turn off. Inhabitants can then turn it back on if they need it by sending a code to a special phone number called Dial4light. Each street has is own code that can be found either online on a specific website or on each light post. This is a great way to reduce energy use, save money, respect the nocturnal fauna and avoid light pollution.

References

1. ^ "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 website (German)
• Dial4Light : http://www.travelbugholiday.com/?p=1672
• BBC video about Dial4Light : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7796800.stm