Löhne
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Flag
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Coat of arms
Location of Löhne within Herford district
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(2020–25) Bernd Poggemöller[1] (SPD)
(2023-12-31)[2]
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Löhne (German pronunciation: [ˈløːnə] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Löhne is situated on the river Werre, approx. 8 km north of Herford and 20 km south-west of Minden.
Neighbouring places
- Hüllhorst
- Bad Oeynhausen
- Vlotho
- Herford
- Hiddenhausen
- Kirchlengern
Twin towns – sister cities
Löhne is twinned with:[3]
Spittal an der Drau, Austria (1973)
Columbus, United States (1993)
Condega, Nicaragua (1994)
Röbel, Germany (1996)
Mielec, Poland (2002)
Notable people
- Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653–1728), Prussian field marshal
- Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (1620–1689), founder and first duke of the line Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". loehne.de (in German). Löhne. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
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Towns and municipalities in Herford (district)
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