Lengerich, Westphalia

Lengerich (German pronunciation: [ˈlɛŋəʁɪç] ^ⓘ; Westphalian: Lengerke) 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.

Lengerich
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Lengerich within Steinfurt district
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Coordinates: 52°10′30″N 7°52′0″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Subdivisions	12
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Wilhelm Möhrke[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	90.79 km2 (35.05 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	22,643
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49525
Dialling codes	05481 05482 (Wechte)
Vehicle registration	ST, TE, BF
Website	www.lengerich.de

Half-timbered house

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.

Mayors

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

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Lengerich, Westphalia is twinned 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 New Knoxville and Saint Marys, respectively.

Notable people

Rudolf Smend

• Friedrich Kipp (1878–1953), writer
• Wolfgang Sidka (born 1954), football professional and coach
• Rudolf Smend (1851–1913), Theologian (Old Testament)
• Julius Smend (1857–1930), theologian
• Kai Strauss (born 1970), blues musician^[3]
• Wolfgang Streeck (born 1946), sociologist and director at the Max Planck Institute for Society Research in Cologne