Löhne

Löhne
Coat of arms
Löhne
Location of Löhne within Herford district
Coordinates: 52°12′N 8°42′E / 52.200°N 8.700°ECoordinates: 52°12′N 8°42′E / 52.200°N 8.700°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Herford
Government
• Mayor	Heinz-Dieter Held (SPD)
Area
• Total	59.41 km^2 (22.94 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	39,605
• Density	670/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	32584
Dialling codes	05732, 05731 (Gohfeld), 05228 (Wittel)
Vehicle registration	HF
Website	www.loehne.de

Löhne 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

International relations

Löhne is twinned with:

• Spittal an der Drau (Austria) since 1973
• Columbus, (Indiana, United States) since 1993
• Condega (Nicaragua) since 1994
• Röbel/Müritz (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany) since 1996
• Mielec (Poland) since 2002^[2]

References

1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 23 September 2015.
2. "Mielec- Miasta Partnerskie" [Mielec - Partnership Cities]. Oficjalny serwis Urzędu Miejskiego w Mielcu [Mielec City Council] (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

External links

• Official site (German)