Kirchlengern
Encyclopedia
Kirchlengern is a municipality in the district of Herford
, in North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
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, approx. 10 km north of Herford
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Herford (district)
Herford is a Kreis in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Minden-Lübbecke, Lippe, the urban district of Bielefeld, and the districts Gütersloh and Osnabrück.-History:...
, in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Geography
Kirchlengern is situated on the river ElseElse
Else may refer to:* Else , a concept in computer programming* "Else" , a 1999 rock song* The Else, a 2007 alternative rock album* Else , a river in Germany, tributary to the Werre, a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker...
, approx. 10 km north of Herford
Herford
Herford 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.- Geographic location :...
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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)
Notable Persons
- 1821, Tönies Wellensiek, †1903
- 1833, Ernst Heinrich LindemannErnst Heinrich LindemannErnst Heinrich Lindemann was German politician and mayor of Essen, Dortmund and Düsseldorf. His grandson Kapitän zur See Ernst Lindemann was the commander of the battleship Bismarck....
, †1900 - 1901, Rudolf Bäumer †25. September 1973
- 1911, August Wilhelm Torweihe †1994
- 1923, Werner Diestelhorst
- 1924, Hellmuth Buddenberg, †2003
- 1942, Gunter GabrielGunter GabrielGunter Gabriel is a German singer, musician and composer.- Life :Gabriel became famous in Germany as singer of Schlager songs. Gabriel has four children. He married four times. Gabriel lives in Hamburg-Harburg.- Books :* 2009: Gunter Gabriel, Oliver Flesch: Wer einmal tief im Keller saß....
- 1953, Jürgen Klute
- 1953, Reinhard Göhner
- 1958, Elke Kruse
- 1963, Hermann Menninghaus
- 1984, David OdonkorDavid OdonkorDavid Odonkor is a German footballer who plays for Alemannia Aachen usually as a right winger.He started playing professionally not yet in his 20's, with Borussia Dortmund, appearing in nearly 100 official matches...
- 1988, Chrissy Kütemann
- 1989, Oliver Schaffer
- 1989, Shane Saxton
- 1991, Tim Bollmann
- 1991, Samuel Haskins
- 1991, Michael Souster
- 1983, Gerrit Hahn