Lienen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south-east of Osnabrück and 30 km north-east of Münster.
Lienen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lienen within Steinfurt district  | |
  Lienen  Lienen | |
| Coordinates: 52°08′46″N 7°58′26″E / 52.14611°N 7.97389°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Arne Strietelmeier[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.27 km2 (28.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,827 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49536 |
| Dialling codes | 05483 05484 (Kattenvenne) |
| Vehicle registration | ST (until 1975: TE) |
| Website | www.lienen.de |
Lienen is a sister city with Saint Marys, Ohio in the United States. Lienen's neighboring municipalities, Ladbergen and Lengerich, are sister cities with Saint Marys' neighbors New Knoxville and Wapakoneta, respectively.
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 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.
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