Kirchlengern

Kirchlengern
Kirchlengern
Town
	Town hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Kirchlengern within Herford district
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	Coordinates: 52°12′00″N 08°37′59″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Herford
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Rüdiger Meier (CDU)
Area
• Total	33.78 km2 (13.04 sq mi)
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	16,517
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	32278
Dialling codes	05223 (Bünde)
Vehicle registration	HF
Website	www.kirchlengern.de

Kirchlengern is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Kirchlengern is situated on the river Else, approx. 10 km north of Herford. The Brandbach flows into the Else in Kirchlengern.

The municipality is divided in 7 districts:

Häver (1,900 inhabitants)
Kirchlengern (6,051 inhabitants)
Klosterbauerschaft (2,568 inhabitants)
Quernheim (1,549 inhabitants)
Rehmerloh (203 inhabitants)
Stift Quernheim (1,668 inhabitants)
Südlengern (3,154 inhabitants)

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Kirchlengern
Town
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kirchlengern within Herford district
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Coordinates: 52°12′00″N 08°37′59″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Herford
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Rüdiger Meier^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	33.78 km² (13.04 sq mi)
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)^[2]
• Total	16,517
• Density	490/km² (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	32278
Dialling codes	05223 (Bünde)
Vehicle registration	HF
Website	www.kirchlengern.de