Extertal
Encyclopedia
Extertal is a municipality in the Lippe
district of North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
, with c. 12,600 inhabitants.
Extertal is located on the northern edge of the circle in the Teutoburg Nature Reserve, directly adjacent to Lower Saxony
. The Exter and Humme rivers flow through the region. The municipality has its headquarters in the Bösingfeld district. Neighbouring cities are Rinteln
, Aerzen
, Barntrup
, Dörentrup
and Kalletal
.
The highest point of the city is at 371 meters above sea level. The municipality dimensions are about 12.2 kilometers east-west and about 12.5 kilometers north-south.
Lippe
Lippe is a Kreis 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....
district of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, with c. 12,600 inhabitants.
Extertal is located on the northern edge of the circle in the Teutoburg Nature Reserve, directly adjacent to Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
. The Exter and Humme rivers flow through the region. The municipality has its headquarters in the Bösingfeld district. Neighbouring cities are Rinteln
Rinteln
Rinteln is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the banks of the Weser river above the Porta Westfalica. Population: 28,500.It is accessed by the A2 autobahn .-History:...
, Aerzen
Aerzen
Aerzen is a municipality in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated southwest of Hamelin, and north of Bad Pyrmont.- Economy :...
, Barntrup
Barntrup
Barntrup is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an area of 59.46 km² and 9.431 inhabitants , and has 433 people who are out of work....
, Dörentrup
Dörentrup
Dörentrup is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an area of 49.79 km² and c. 8,600 inhabitants .- Respect of the nocturnal environment :...
and Kalletal
Kalletal
Kalletal is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with c. 15,300 inhabitants.-Comprising villages :* Asendorf* Bavenhausen* Bentorf* Brosen* Erder* Heidelbeck* Henstorf* Hohenhausen* Kalldorf...
.
The highest point of the city is at 371 meters above sea level. The municipality dimensions are about 12.2 kilometers east-west and about 12.5 kilometers north-south.
Churches and religious communities
- Evangelical Reformed Church Bösingfeld, Mittelstrasse 33
- Evangelical Reformed Church Almena, Kirchstrasse 1, 32699 Extertal-Almena
- Ev. ref. Kirchengemeinde Silixen, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Strasse 5
- Catholic Church: Adolf-Kolping-Weg 1
- Free Evangelical Community: Mühlenstrasse 4
- Jehovah's Witnesses: Papenweg 2
- New Apostolic Church: Bahnhofstrasse