Löhne

Löhne (German pronunciation: [ˈløːnə] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Löhne
Town
Ulenburg Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Löhne within Herford district
Löhne Show map of Germany Löhne Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 52°12′N 8°42′E / 52.200°N 8.700°E / 52.200; 8.700
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Herford
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Bernd Poggemöller^[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	59.41 km^2 (22.94 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)^[2]
• Total	40,265
• Density	680/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	32584
Dialling codes	05732, 05731 (Gohfeld), 05228 (Wittel)
Vehicle registration	HF
Website	www.loehne.de

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

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

1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
3. "Städtepartnerschaften". loehne.de (in German). Löhne. Retrieved 2021-02-19.

External links

• Official website   (in German)