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Preußisch Oldendorf

Coordinates: 52°17′00″N 08°30′00″E / 52.28333°N 8.50000°E / 52.28333; 8.50000
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Preußisch Oldendorf
Preußisch Oldendorf seen from the southwest
Preußisch Oldendorf seen from the southwest
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Coat of arms of Preußisch Oldendorf
Location of Preußisch Oldendorf within Minden-Lübbecke district
MindenHüllhorstEspelkampBad OeynhausenLübbeckeRahdenPetershagenPreußisch OldendorfPorta WestfalicaHilleStemwedeNorth Rhine-WestphaliaLower SaxonyLower SaxonyHerford (district)Lippe (district)Lower SaxonyLower Saxony
Preußisch Oldendorf is located in Germany
Preußisch Oldendorf
Preußisch Oldendorf
Preußisch Oldendorf is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Preußisch Oldendorf
Preußisch Oldendorf
Coordinates: 52°17′00″N 08°30′00″E / 52.28333°N 8.50000°E / 52.28333; 8.50000
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictMinden-Lübbecke
Subdivisions10
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Marko Steiner[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total68.78 km2 (26.56 sq mi)
Elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total12,456
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32361
Dialling codes+49-5742
Vehicle registrationMI
Websitewww.preussischoldendorf.de

Preußisch Oldendorf (German: [ˈpʁɔʏsɪʃ ˈʔɔldn̩dɔʁf] ) is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In 1905 the town name Oldendorf was changed officially by putting "Preußisch" in front of it, to make the distinction from other towns with the same name more easy (especially for mail and train stations).

Geography

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Preußisch Oldendorf is situated on the north side of the Wiehengebirge, approx. 9 km west of Lübbecke, 24 km north-west of Herford and 30 km east of Osnabrück.

Extent and land usage of the borough

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The town's borough has an area of 66.78 km2. Its maximum north–south extent is about 11 km, its maximum east–west extent around 10 km. The highest point in the district is the Altes Verbrenn (291.1 m) in the southeast of the borough. The lowest point (45.8 m) lies in the northwest of the borough in the valley of the Großer Dieckfluss. Its entire northern boundary does not exceed 50 m at any point.

The territory of the borough is predominantly used for arable land and is correspondingly rural. In general, only the Wiehen Hills and the Egge ridge are wooded. Hollwinkel Wood is the only smaller woodland on the plain. Because the Wiehen and Egge constitute a relatively wide section of the Wiehen Hills here, woods occupy a relatively high proportion of the land - just under 20% - in comparison with neighbouring districts. The following table gives an overview of land usage:

Area
by type of use
Agricultural
land
Wood-
land
Settlements and
transport routes
Water-
bodies
Special
usage
Area in ha 4,335 1.343 995 183 3
Proportion 63.3% 19.5% 14.5% 2.7% - %

Source: LDS[3]

Neighbouring places

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Division of the town

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Preußisch Oldendorf consists of 10 districts:

  • Börninghausen
  • Engershausen
  • Getmold
  • Harlinghausen
  • Hedem
  • Bad Holzhausen
  • Lashorst
  • Offelten
  • Preußisch Oldendorf
  • Schröttinghausen

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "NRW State Office for Data and Statistics NRW: Kommunalprofil Preußisch Oldendorf". Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
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