Lengerich is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the southern slope of the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 15 km south-west of Osnabrück and 30 km north-east of Münster.

Transportation

Lengerich is situated at the Wanne-Eickel-Hamburg railway and offers half-hourly connections to Münster and Osnabrück. The A1 autobahn also runs through Lengerich and the Lengerich/Tecklenburg exit is located to the west of the city. Fachwerkhaus Im Hook 5 in Lengerich

Mayors

The mayor is the pharmacist Wilhelm Möhrke (independent), the predecessor was Friedrich Prigge.

International relations

Lengerich, Westphalia is

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with: * Leegebruch ( Brandenburg, Germany) * Wapakoneta ( Ohio, United States) * Warta ( Poland) Lengerich's neighboring municipalities, Ladbergen and Lienen, are sister cities in the United States with Wapakoneta's neighbors

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and Saint Marys, respectively.

Notable people

Friedrich Kipp Friedrich Kipp (1814 – 21 January 1869) was a German physician and entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomolo ...

(1878–1953), writer *

Wolfgang Sidka Wolfgang Sidka (born 26 May 1954 in Lengerich) is a football manager and former player. As a manager, he led SV Werder Bremen to victory in the UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting ...

(born 1954), football professional and coach * Rudolf Smend (1851–1913), Theologian (Old Testament) *

Julius Smend Julius Smend (10 May 1857 – 7 June 1930) was a German theologian born in Lengerich, Westphalia. He was a brother to theologian Rudolf Smend (1851–1913) and the father of musicologist Friedrich Smend. He studied theology in Bonn, Halle a ...

(1857–1930), theologian *

Kai Strauss Kai Strauss (born 15 May 1970) is a German electric blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is a multiple winner of the German Blues Award and regularly tours with his band, Kai Strauss & The Electric Blues All Stars. Strauss has been involved ...

(born 1970), blues musician * Wolfgang Streeck (born 1946), sociologist and director at the Max Planck Institute for Society Research in Cologne

References

External links

* Steinfurt (district) {{Steinfurt-geo-stub