Kirchlengern

Kirchlengern (German pronunciation: [kɪʁçˈlɛŋɐn] ^ⓘ; Low German: (Kirk-)Liörnern) is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Kirchlengern
Town
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kirchlengern within Herford district
Kirchlengern Show map of Germany Kirchlengern Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 52°12′00″N 08°37′59″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Herford
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Rüdiger Meier[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	33.78 km2 (13.04 sq mi)
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	16,463
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	32278
Dialling codes	05223 (Bünde)
Vehicle registration	HF
Website	www.kirchlengern.de

Geography

Lutheran Monastery Church of St. Mary's in Kirchlengern-Stift Quernheim

Kirchlengern is situated on the river Else, approx. 10 km north of Herford. The Brandbach flows into the Else in Kirchlengern.

Neighbouring places

• Hüllhorst
• Löhne
• Hiddenhausen
• Bünde

Division of the municipality

The municipality is divided in 7 districts:

1. Häver (1,900 inhabitants)
2. Kirchlengern (6,051 inhabitants)
3. Klosterbauerschaft (2,568 inhabitants)
4. Quernheim (1,549 inhabitants)
5. Rehmerloh (203 inhabitants)
6. Stift Quernheim (1,668 inhabitants)
7. Südlengern (3,154 inhabitants)

Mayors

• since 2004: Rüdiger Meier (CDU)
• 1999-2004: Werner Helmke (SPD)

Notable people

• 1833–1900, Ernst Heinrich Lindemann, politician
• 1924–2003, Hellmuth Buddenberg, manager
• 1942–2017, Gunter Gabriel, singer
• 1953, Jürgen Klute, politician
• 1953, Reinhard Göhner, politician
• 1958, Elke Kruse, artist
• 1984, David Odonkor, footballer