Lichtenau

municipality in Paderborn district, Germany
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Summary

Lichtenau is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Lichtenau draws 152 Wikipedia views per month (urban_municipality_in_germany category, ranking #155 of 1,277).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lichtenau was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[3].
  • Lichtenau is located in Paderborn District[4].
  • Lichtenau is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Lichtenau's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[6].
  • Lichtenau's shares border with is recorded as Bad Wünnenberg[7].
  • Lichtenau's shares border with is recorded as Borchen[8].
  • Lichtenau's shares border with is recorded as Paderborn[9].
  • Lichtenau's shares border with is recorded as Altenbeken[10].
  • Lichtenau's shares border with is recorded as Bad Driburg[11].
  • Lichtenau's shares border with is recorded as Willebadessen[12].
  • Lichtenau's shares border with is recorded as Warburg[13].
  • Lichtenau's shares border with is recorded as Marsberg[14].
  • Lichtenau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rangsdorf[15].
  • Lichtenau's postal code is recorded as 33162–33165[16].
  • Lichtenau's Commons category is recorded as Lichtenau (Westfalen)[17].
  • Lichtenau's licence plate code is recorded as PB[18].
  • Lichtenau's local dialing code is recorded as 05295[19].
  • 1326 marks the founding of Lichtenau[20].
  • Lichtenau's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.615833333333335, 'longitude': 8.894722222222223}[21].
  • Lichtenau's official website is recorded as https://www.lichtenau.de/[22].
  • Lichtenau's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lichtenau (Westfalen)[23].
  • Lichtenau's Commons gallery is recorded as Lichtenau (Westfalen)[24].
  • Lichtenau has a population of {'amount': '+10528'}[25].
  • Lichtenau has a population of {'amount': '+10577'}[26].
  • Lichtenau has a population of {'amount': '+8412'}[27].

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Geography

Lichtenau is in the country of Germany[5]. Lichtenau is located in Paderborn District[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+192.17'}[28] and {'amount': '+192.57'}[29]. Lichtenau sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+300'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+10528'}[25], {'amount': '+10577'}[26], {'amount': '+8412'}[27], {'amount': '+10632'}[31], {'amount': '+10685'}[32], and {'amount': '+10867'}[33].

Designation and Status

Lichtenau's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[6].

History and Context

1326 marks the founding of Lichtenau[20].

Why It Matters

Lichtenau draws 152 Wikipedia views per month (urban_municipality_in_germany category, ranking #155 of 1,277).[2] Lichtenau has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Lichtenau is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+10528'}, {'amount': '+10577'}, {'amount': '+8412'} +6
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  2. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+10528'}, {'amount': '+10577'}, {'amount': '+8412'} +6
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  3. 17w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 51.615833333333335, 'longitude': 8.894722222222
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