Detmold

Detmold
The princely castle
The princely castle
Flag of Detmold
Coat of arms of Detmold
Location of Detmold
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Detmold is located in Germany
Detmold
Detmold
Detmold is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Detmold
Detmold
Coordinates: 51°56′16″N 08°53′00″E / 51.93778°N 8.88333°E / 51.93778; 8.88333
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictLippe
Subdivisions27
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Frank Hilker[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
129.39 km2 (49.96 sq mi)
Elevation
134 m (440 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
74,835
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32701–32760
Dialling codes05231, 05232
Vehicle registrationLIP
Websitewww.detmold.de

Detmold (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛtmɔlt] ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of 74,835. It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947. Today it is the administrative center of the district of Lippe and of the Regierungsbezirk Detmold. The Church of Lippe has its central administration located in Detmold. The Reformed Redeemer Church is the preaching venue of the state superintendent of the Lippe church.

  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.

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