LüBBECKE

'Lübbecke' is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Contents

Geography

Neighbouring places

Division of the town

Twin towns

Sports

Education

Schools

External links

Geography

Lübbecke is situated on the north side of the Wiehengebirge, approx. 20 km north of Herford and 20 km west of Minden.

Neighbouring places

★ Hüllhorst

★ Espelkamp

★ Preußisch Oldendorf

★ Hille

★ Petershagen

Division of the town

Lübbecke consists of 8 districts:

★ Lübbecke (city center) (16,028 inhabitants)

★ Alswede (1,077 inhabitants)

★ Blasheim (1,474 inhabitants)

★ Eilhausen (780 inhabitants)

★ Gehlenbeck (3,339 inhabitants)

★ Nettelstedt (2,823 inhabitants)

★ Obermehnen (1,394 inhabitants)

★ Stockhausen (795 inhabitants)

Twin towns

★ Bayeux (France) -- since 1968

★ Dorchester, Dorset (United Kingdom) -- since 1973

★ Tiszakécske, (Bács-Kiskun, Hungary) -- since 1989

★ Bad Liebenwerda (Brandenburg, Germany) -- since 1990

Sports

The team handball club TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke is at home in Lübbecke. The club currently competes in the German First League of Handball.

Education

Schools

★ Wittekind-Gymnasium Lübbecke

★ Jahn-Realschule

★ Hauptschule Lübbecke

★ Pestalozzi Schule

★ Berufskolleg Lübbecke

External links

★ Official site