Kirchlengern
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Kirchlengern | |
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 Town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Kirchlengern within Herford district  | |
  Kirchlengern  Kirchlengern | |
| Coordinates: 52°12′00″N 08°37′59″E / 52.20000°N 8.63306°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 | 16,517 |
| • 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 |
Kirchlengern (German pronunciation: [kɪʁçˈlɛŋɐn] ⓘ; Low German: (Kirk-)Liörnern) is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Neighbouring places
Kirchlengern is situated on the river Else, approx. 10 km north of Herford. The Brandbach flows into the Else in Kirchlengern.
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)
Mayors
- since 2004: Rüdiger Meier (CDU)
- 1999-2004: Werner Helmke (SPD)
