- Lügde
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen von Luegde.png
lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 57 |lat_sec = 00
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 15 |lon_sec = 00
Lageplan = Lokal Ort Lügde.png
Bundesland = North Rhine-Westphalia
Regierungsbezirk = Detmold
Kreis = Lippe
Höhe = 297
Fläche = 88.61
Einwohner = 10928
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 32668–32676
PLZ-alt = 4927
Vorwahl = 05281, 05283
Kfz = LIP
Website = [http://www.luegde.de www.luegde.de]
Bürgermeister = Hubert Scholand
Partei = CDULügde is a town in the
Lippe district ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany , with c. 11,000 inhabitants.The first written issue of Lügde appears in 784, in the annals of the Frankish empire, when
Charlemagne visited the village during the Saxon Wars.During this wars Charlemagne celebrated his first Christmas in Saxony in Lügde, and the site then became the location of the first church to be built in Saxony. The gothic church was rebuilt in the 12th century and it is still standing today. The church is known as the Kilianskirche.External links
* [http://www.luegde.de/ Official website] de icon
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