| Lippstadt | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Soest |
| Town subdivisions | 18 |
| Mayor | Christof Sommer (CDU) |
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| Area | 113. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Arnsberg is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the south-east of the country German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Soest (ˈzoːst is a Kreis (district in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 3 km² (43. 7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Population | 67,179 (30/06/2006) |
| - Density | 593 /km² (1,536 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SO |
| Postal codes | 59555-59558 |
| Area code | 02941 |
| Website | www.lippstadt.de |
Lippstadt (IPA: [ˈlɪpʃtat]) is a city in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Soest (ˈzoːst is a Kreis (district in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It is the largest city within the district of Soest.
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Geography
Lippstadt is situated in the Lippe valley, approx. The Lippe (ˈlɪpə is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. 70 kilometers east of Dortmund and approx. Dortmund (ˈdɔʁtmʊnt is a City in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. 30 kilometers west of Paderborn. Paderborn (paːdɐˈbɔʁn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The historic city center is placed between an artificial canal of the river Lippe and the river itself.
Neighbouring municipalities
Division of the town
Lippstadt consists of 18 districts:
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Twin Towns
Uden (Netherlands) -- since 1971
History
In the early 13th century Lippstadt, with a population of 2700, had four parish churches. Bad Sassendorf is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Delbrück (ˈdɛlbʁʏk is a town in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the district Paderborn. Erwitte is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geseke is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia Germany Langenberg is a quarter in Velbert, a German city Located in this district is the famous Sender Langenberg transmission site which transmits MW Lippetal is a Municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Rietberg is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Salzkotten is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Wadersloh is a municipality in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Uden ( is a Municipality and a town in the province of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands There was an Augustinian abbey since 1281. The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430) are several Catholic Monastic orders and congregations
Heinrich von Ahaus founded one of his female communities of the Brethren of the Common Life there. Heinrich von Ahaus (in Dutch Hendrik van Ahuis) (1371 &ndash 1439 was the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life in Germany The Brethren of the Common Life was a Roman Catholic religious community founded in the 14th century by Gerard Groote, formerly a successful and worldly
In 1523 it formed a defensive alliance with the neighboring cities of Osnabrück, Dortmund, Soest and Münster. Osnabrück (ɔsnaˈbʁʏk is a City in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due Dortmund (ˈdɔʁtmʊnt is a City in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Soest ( pronounced) is a City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Münster ( is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the
Augustinians studying at the University of Wittenberg brought Martin Luther's doctrine home with them. The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg also referred to as MLU, is a public University in the cities of Thus in 1524 the Lutheran opinions were preached at Lippstadt by their prior Westermann, and the city was one of the first to embrace it officially; it resisted to rise of Calvinism in rural Westphalia. Prior is a Title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier first' with several notable uses
In 1821 the Papal Bull "De salute animarum", made over to the bishopric of Paderborn the Lippian parishes of Cappel, Lipperode and Lippstadt, which had previously belonged to the Archbishopric of Cologne without producing any ensuing ageement with the state of Lippe. A Papal bull is a particular type of Letters patent or charter issued by a Pope. The Bishopric of Paderborn (Fürstbistum Paderborn was a Prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire from 1281 to 1802 Cappel may refer to Cappel Moselle, a commune in Lorraine France Cappel Lower Saxony, a municipality in Lower Saxony Germany The Electorate of Cologne (Kurfürstentum Köln or Kurköln) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire and existed from the 10th to the early 19th This article is about the district Lippe. For the like-named river see Lippe River.
In 1851 the whole of Lippstadt, which up to then had been divided between the Kingdom of Prussia and Lippe, was added to the Prussian royal province of Westphalia. The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising The Province of Westphalia (Provinz Westfalen was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815-1946
In 1944 a female subcamp of Buchenwald was founded in Lippstadt. Buchenwald concentration camp (German Konzentrationslager or 'KZ' Buchenwald) was a Nazi concentration camp established on the Ettersberg (Etter Mountain near It was also the site for a displaced persons camp in the years following World War II. A displaced persons camp is in principle any temporary facility for Displaced persons In recent times Displaced Persons Camps have existed in many parts of the world for many World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
People
- Sotirios Sarbezoudis (* 1976 in Lippstadt ), Greek Explorer and Socialist Activist.
- Anton Praetorius (* 1560 in Lippstadt, + 1613), theologian, fighter against witchcraft trials and torture
- Martin Niemöller (* 1892 in Lippstadt, + 1984), theologian
- Professor Conrad Hansen (* 24. Anton Praetorius (1560 &ndash 6 December 1613) was a German Calvinist Pastor who spoke out against the persecution of witches ( Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller (14 January 1892 &ndash 6 March 1984 was a prominent German anti-Nazi Theologian and Lutheran pastor 11. 1906 in Lippstadt, + 2002) piano player und music educator
- Kaspar Ulenberg, Lutheran convert to catholicism, theological writer and translator of the Bible into German
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (* 1955 in Lippstadt ), German soccer player
Economy
Lippstadt serves as headquarters of international automotive supplier Hella. Kaspar Ulenberg ( 1549 - 16 February, 1617) was a Catholic convert theological writer and translator of the Bible Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955 in Lippstadt) is a German former football player Hella KGaA Hueck & Co is a German company that manufactures Automotive lighting devices such as Headlamps signal lamps and the Electronics It is also home to a factory of large-diameter antifriction bearings, seamless-rolled rings manufacturer Rothe Erde.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia (pasim)