Löhne (; , ) is a town in the
district of Herford, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
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Germany
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Geography
Löhne is situated on the river
Werre, approx. 8 km north of
Herford and 20 km south-west of
Minden
Minden () is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the largest town in population between Bielefeld and Hanover. It is the capital of the district () of Minden-Lübbecke, situated in the cultural region ...
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Neighbouring places
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Hüllhorst
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Bad Oeynhausen
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Vlotho
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Herford
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Hiddenhausen
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Kirchlengern
Twin towns – sister cities
Löhne is
twinned with:
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Spittal an der Drau, Austria (1973)
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Columbus, United States (1993)
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Condega, Nicaragua (1994)
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Röbel, Germany (1996)
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Mielec, Poland (2002)
Notable people
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Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653–1728), Prussian field marshal
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Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (1620–1689), founder and first duke of the line Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
References
External links
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Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
Herford (district)
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