Lippe (district)
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For other uses, see Lippe (disambiguation).
Lippe (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪpə]) is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Herford, Minden-Lübbecke, Höxter, Paderborn, Gütersloh, and district-free Bielefeld, which forms the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe.
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Lippe | |
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Coordinates: 52°00′N 8°55′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Adm. region | Detmold |
Capital | Detmold |
Government | |
• District admin. | Axel Lehmann (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,246.4 km2 (481.2 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 350,588 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | LIP |
Website | www.lippe.de |
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The district of Lippe is named after the Lords of Lippe, who originally lived on the river Lippe and founded Lippstadt there, and their Principality of Lippe. It was a state within the Holy Roman Empire and retained statehood until 1947, when it became a district of North Rhine-Westphalia.