Lippetal
Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lippetal is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Lippetal | |
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 St. Anna chapel in Nordwald | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lippetal within Soest district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°39′N 08°05′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Soest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Matthias Lürbke[1] (CDU) |
| • Governing parties | CDU |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.58 km2 (48.87 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,075 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 59510 |
| Dialling codes | 02923 (Herzfeld) 02527 (Lippborg) |
| Vehicle registration | SO |
| Website | www.lippetal.de |
Lippetal is located north and south of the river Lippe between the cities of Lippstadt (15 km (9.3 mi)) and Hamm (10 km (6.2 mi)). Lippetal is situated at the northern boundary of the Soester Börde, south of the river Lippe and the southern Münsterland in north of the river. The river Lippe flows from east to the west through the municipality.
There are eleven villages in Lippetal:
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Neighbouring Places
The municipality Lippetal was created by administrative reorganization in 1969. Lippetal was made with eleven villages from three different districts.
The villages are mostly old Saxon settlements. The villages Oestinghausen and Lippborg were first mentioned in 1189, Hovestadt in 1213, and the place of pilgrimage Herzfeld in a document in 786.
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- Leon (* 1969 as Jürgen Göbel ) German percussionist
- Dirk Langerbein (* 1971) former football goalkeeper, now goalkeeper coach
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