Horn-Bad Meinberg

Horn-Bad Meinberg

The Town Hall of Horn-Bad Meinberg.

Coat of arms
Horn-Bad Meinberg

Coordinates: 51°53′0″N 8°58′0″E / 51.88333°N 8.96667°E / 51.88333; 8.96667Coordinates: 51°53′0″N 8°58′0″E / 51.88333°N 8.96667°E / 51.88333; 8.96667
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Lippe
Government
  Mayor Eberhard Block
Area
  Total 90.15 km2 (34.81 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
  Total 17,120
  Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 32805
Dialling codes 05234
Vehicle registration LIP
Website www.horn-badmeinberg.de

Horn-Bad Meinberg is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with c. 17,185 inhabitants (2013). It was formed in 1970 by merging various other towns that had grown together, including Bad Meinberg and Horn - the new entity's original name was Bad Meinberg-Horn, before taking its present name.

Memorial "Metz"

Horn-Bad Meinberg is the location of the Externsteine, a rock formation consisting of several tall, narrow columns.

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