Schlangen
Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Schlangen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃlaŋən] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Schlangen has about 9,000 inhabitants as of 2013 and enjoys relative prosperity. Located a few kilometers away from Detmold, the municipality stretches from the edge of the sandy sea[clarification needed] to the mountain course of the Teutoburger forest southern slope. Schlangen is located in the time zone Central European Standard Time.
Schlangen | |
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Village place in central Schlangen with the municipal office and police station | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schlangen
within Lippe district  | |
 Location of Schlangen | |
  Schlangen  Schlangen | |
| Coordinates: 51°49′00″N 08°49′59″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Lippe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Marcus Püster[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,257 |
| • Density | 121.9/km2 (315.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 33189 |
| Dialling codes | 05252 |
| Vehicle registration | LIP |
| Website | www.schlangen-online.de |
Politics
The town council of Schlangen consists of 26 members:
| Parties and voter communities | % 2014 |
seats 2014 | |
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 36,68 | 10 |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 43,80 | 11 |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party (Germany) | 7,14 | 2 |
| GRÜNE | Alliance '90/The Greens | 12,38 | 3 |
| Total | 100,0 | 26 | |
| Poll in % | 63,1 | ||
(conditions: Local election 2014)
Sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Schlangen:[3]
Viitasaari, Central Finland, since 1999
