Istrup is one of 19 villages belonging to the city of

Blomberg, North Rhine-Westphalia Blomberg is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with c. 15,100 inhabitants (2019). History City founding and life in the late Middle Ages Today's urban area was settled between the 6th and 8th centuries AD during t ...

. It is about 4 km away from Blomberg and has a population of about 1600, making it the second-largest village in Blomberg.

Infrastructure

Istrup is located along the B252, a regional north-south highway. Locally available services include two churches, a

graveyard A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

, a gas station, a bakery, a fast-food place, and a sports ground.

References

Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia Principality of Lippe {{NorthRhineWestphalia-geo-stub