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| Lemgo | ||
| federal state | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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| Residents | 40.696 (2019) | |
| height | 100 m | |
| Tourist info | 49 (0)5261 988 70 www.lemgo-marketing.de/ | |
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Lemgo is a Hanseatic city in North Rhine-Westphalia in the middle between the cities Minden in the North, Bielefeld in the west and Paderborn in the south. From 1190, Lemgo was planned by Bernhard II zur Lippe. Merchants quickly settled a little further to the east at the intersection of two important trade routes, which led the city to considerable prosperity. Flax cultivation and the textile industry in particular made Lemgo rich in the Middle Ages, which is why the blue flax flower still adorns the city's coat of arms today. As early as the middle of the 13th century, craftsmen mainly moved to the south of the old town, so that the new town emerged. Lemgo is a university town.
getting there
By plane
Airports Paderborn / Lippstadt or Hanover.
By train
Lemgo or Lemgo-Lüttfeld is the end point of the single-track Begatalbahn (KBS 404). It is run every hour by the RB 73 The Lipperländer to Lage – Oerlinghausen–Bielefeld and on as RB 71 over Herford to Rahden served.
By bus
In the street
Lemgo is connected to the federal motorway network (A2, Dortmund - Hanover and A44, Dortmund - Kassel) via the federal highways 66 and 238 as well as the Ostwestfalenstraße
By bicycle
The long-distance cycle routes BahnRadRoute Weser-Lippe and Hellweg-Weser Kompakt lead through the city area.
mobility
The city has a city bus network with five lines. At the end of the pedestrian zone is a covered bus station that serves as a meeting point for all city bus routes. Regional buses and a city line depart from the station forecourt. Lemgo belongs to the transport association OstWestfalenLippe (Der Sechser).
Tourist Attractions
- Brake Castle, the Weser Renaissance Museum Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., on public holidays also on Mondays
- Witches mayor's house, Breite Str. 19, Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., including instruments of torture from the executioner family Clausen. The witch mayor's house can be seen above in the picture of the introduction.
- Junker house, Hamelner Straße 36, April - October Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., November - March Fri - Sun 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
activities
- Eau-Le Freizeitbad-Saunaland, Pagenhelle 14, Tue - Thu 6.30 a.m. - 8.30 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m. - 8.30 p.m., Sat Sun 9 a.m. - 8.30 p.m.
- Lemgoer Eiswelt (in winter): Ice rink in the Lippegarten
- Kläschen market on the 1st Thursday until the following Sunday in December there is Kläschen in Lemgo. A large folk festival with a fair and stalls in the city center. additional Information
- Straw roll festival (22.06.2018 - 24.06.2018): Many stands in the shopping streets, culinary specialties, action stage with live music on the market square. Art and craft market as well as Italian wine village and live music in the abbey garden, and much more. additional Information
shop
In the pedestrian zone with the main streets Mittelstraße, Breite Straße and Kramerstraße you will find numerous specialty shops, department stores and small boutiques. On Saturdays there is a market in the old town where you can buy regional products. The physical well-being is also taken care of. Definitely worth visiting the market. In spring and autumn, so-called moonlight shopping takes place in the city center until late in the evening.
kitchen
- Lemgo straw bread roll, The yeast dough pieces are scalded over before baking, the bread rolls are baked on a layer of rye straw. A local specialty with lippe sausage. In addition, a real Wippermann juniper schnapps from Lemgo.
nightlife
accommodation
- Hotel City Palace, Papenstrasse 24. Tel.: 49 5261 258900, Fax: 49 5261 258921, Email: [email protected]. Nice hotel with historically designed rooms, free WiFi, restaurant available in the hotel.Price: single room from € 70, double room from € 110.
- Hotel-Restaurant Im Borke Address: Salzufler Str. 132, 32657 Lemgo-Kirchheide, Tel .: 05266/1691; Single room from € 55, double room from € 82. Very quiet rooms, all with free WiFi. The hotel's own restaurant has the following opening times: daily 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Wed Thu from 5 p.m.
security
health
Lemgo has a hospital.
Practical advice
trips
In the vicinity of Lemgo is located Detmold with the Hermann Monument, open air museum, Externsteine, the Lippe State Bath Bad Salzuflen, Bielefeld, Bad Pyrmont and Hamelin the pied piper town.
literature
"Lemgo"! Mint and Hanseatic city of the Lipper
Web links
- http://www.lemgo.net/ - Official website of Lemgo
www.lemgo-marketing.de - Information for tourists with further information, calendar of events, etc.
