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Kirchlengern is a municipality in the district of Herford, in
Kirchlengern is situated on the river Else, approx. 10 km north 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 ...
, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
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Geography
Kirchlengern is situated on the river Else, approx. 10 km north of Herford
Herford (; nds, Hiarwede) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is the capital of the district of Herford (district), Herford.
Geography
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Neighbouring places
*Hüllhorst
Hüllhorst is a municipality in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Hüllhorst is situated on the south side of the Wiehengebirge, approx. 5 km south-east of Lübbecke and 20 km west of Minden. ...
* Löhne
Löhne () is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Löhne is situated on the river Werre, approx. 8 km north of Herford and 20 km south-west of Minden.
Neighbouring places
* Hüllhorst
* Bad ...
* Hiddenhausen
Hiddenhausen is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The municipality was formed in 1969 in a reform of Herford (district) by combining the villages of Lippinghausen, Eilshausen, Schweicheln-Bermbeck, Hid ...
* Bünde
Division of the municipality
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)Mayors
* since 2004: Rüdiger Meier (CDU) * 1999-2004: Werner Helmke (SPD)Notable people
* 1833–1900,Ernst Heinrich Lindemann
Ernst Heinrich Lindemann (25 January 1833– 8 May 1900) was German politician and mayor of Essen, Dortmund and Düsseldorf. His grandson ''Kapitän zur See'' Ernst Lindemann was the commander of the battleship ''Bismarck''.
Lindemann was th ...
, politician
* 1924–2003, Hellmuth Buddenberg, manager
* 1942–2017, Gunter Gabriel, singer
* 1953, Jürgen Klute
Jürgen Klute (born in Bünde on 13 October 1953) is a German politician, social pastor, and co-publisher. He was a member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2014.
Klute is married and has two children.
Education and work experience
Klu ...
, politician
* 1953, Reinhard Göhner, politician
* 1958, Elke Kruse, artist
* 1984, David Odonkor
David Odonkor (born 21 February 1984) is a German footballer who plays as a right winger. He plays for the amateur side SC Düsseldorf-West II.
He started playing professionally with Borussia Dortmund, appearing in 90 competitive matches. In th ...
, footballer
References
External links
* Herford (district) {{Herford-geo-stub