Alswede is a village in the
East Westphalia
Ostwestfalen-Lippe (, literally ''East(ern) Westphalia-Lippe'', abbreviation OWL) is the eastern region of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, congruent with the administrative region of Detmold and containing the eastern part of Westph ...
n borough of
Lübbecke
Lübbecke (; wep, Lübke) is a town in northeast North Rhine-Westphalia in north Germany. This former county town lies on the northern slopes of the Wiehen Hills (''Wiehengebirge'') and has around 26,000 inhabitants. The town is part of district ...
in
Minden-Lübbecke district in the German state of
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
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Politics
* The parish chair of Alswede is Günther Vullriede.
* The local historian is Helmut Woelk.
''(as at July 2008)''
Gallery
File:CHRISTLICHER SYMBOL - DER KREUZ.jpg, Giant cross at the cemetery
File:Kirche Alswede.jpg, St. Andrew's Church (side view)
File:KIRCHE_TURM.jpg, St. Andrew's Church (front)
File:KAPELLE.jpg, St. Andrew's Haseloh chapel
File:TOTE AUS ALSWEDE WK.jpg, Memorial tablet for soldiers from Alswede
File:GOLDENE KREUZE.jpg, Gold cross in the mosaic in the chapel
File:WK SCHILD.jpg, Memorial stones for soldiers who fell in the world wars
File:AUTOHAUS HÜLSMEYER GEBÄUDE.jpg, Garage
File:SPARKASSE ALSWEDE.jpg, Sparkasse bank
File:VOLKSBANK RAIFFEISENBANK.jpg, Genossenschaft Bank
File:SPIELPLATZ.jpg, Playpark
File:ALSWEDE.jpg, Alswede
References and footnotes
External links
Website of the town of LübbeckeWebsite of the village of Alswede (DGA)
Lübbecke
Minden-Lübbecke
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