- Lippstadt
Infobox German Location
Name = Lippstadt
Art = Stadt
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Wappen = Wappen farbig Lippstadt.jpg
lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 40 |lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 21 |lon_sec = 0
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Bundesland = NRW
Regierungsbezirk = Arnsberg
Landkreis = Soest
Höhe = 79
Fläche = 113.3
Einwohner = 67179
Stand = 2006-06-30
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PLZ = 59555-59558
Vorwahl = 02941
Kfz = SO
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 9 74 028
Gliederung = 18
Adresse = Ostwall 1
59555 Lippstadt
Website = [http://www.lippstadt.de/ www.lippstadt.de]
Bürgermeister = Christof Sommer
Partei = CDULippstadt (IPA2|ˈlɪpʃtat) is a city in the district of Soest, in
North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany . It is the largest city within the district of Soest.Geography
Lippstadt is situated in the Lippe valley, approx. 70 kilometers east of
Dortmund and approx. 30 kilometers west ofPaderborn . The historic city center is placed between an artificial canal of the river "Lippe" and the river itself.Neighbouring municipalities
Division of the town
Lippstadt consists of 18 districts:
Twin Towns
* ) -- since 1971
History
In the early 13th century Lippstadt, with a population of 2700, had four parish churches. There was an
Augustinian abbey since 1281.Heinrich von Ahaus founded one of his female communities of theBrethren of the Common Life there.In 1523 it formed a defensive alliance with the neighboring cities of
Osnabrück ,Dortmund , Soest andMünster .Augustinians studying at the
University of Wittenberg brought Martin Luther's doctrine home with them. Thus in 1524 the Lutheran opinions were preached at Lippstadt by theirprior Westermann, and the city was one of the first to embrace it officially; it resisted to rise of Calvinism in rural Westphalia.In 1821 the
Papal Bull "De salute animarum", made over to thebishopric of Paderborn the Lippian parishes ofCappel ,Lipperode and Lippstadt, which had previously belonged to theArchbishopric of Cologne without producing any ensuing agreement with the state of Lippe.In 1851 the whole of Lippstadt, which up to then had been divided between the
Kingdom of Prussia and Lippe, was added to the Prussian royal province of Westphalia.In 1944 a female subcamp of
Buchenwald was founded in Lippstadt. It was also the site for adisplaced persons camp in the years followingWorld War II .People
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Anton Praetorius (* 1560 in Lippstadt, + 1613), theologian, fighter against witchcraft trials and torture
*Martin Niemöller (* 1892 in Lippstadt, + 1984), theologian
*ProfessorConrad Hansen (* 24.11.1906 in Lippstadt, + 2002) piano player und music educator
*Kaspar Ulenberg , Lutheran convert to catholicism, theological writer and translator of the Bible into German
*Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (* 1955 in Lippstadt ), German soccer playerEconomy
Lippstadt serves as headquarters of international automotive supplier Hella. It is also home to a factory of large-diameter
antifriction bearings, seamless-rolled rings manufacturerRothe Erde .References
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External links
* [http://www.lippstadt.de Official Site] de icon
* [http://www.lippstadt.de/english/discovering/index.htm Touristic information]
* [http://www.hella.com Company homepage Hella]
* [http://www.rotheerde.com/GB/index.shtm Company homepage Rothe Erde]
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