This article describes the historical Lippe region, which is now part of the country North Rhine-Westphaliato the north by the state border Lower Saxony, in the south by the Teutoburg Forest, in the east by the Weser Uplands is limited. It is largely congruent with the district lip. The mountain landscapes are described in separate articles: Teutoburg Forest, Weser Uplands
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Regions
lip is a former Free State and today a district in North Rhine-Westphalia. Along with Westphalia and the Rhineland, it forms the third historical region of North Rhine-Westphalia.
places
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- Augustdorf, Parish in the Senne
- Bad Salzuflen, City, health resort and thermal bath, Lippe state bath
- Barntrup, City, in the eastern part of the Lippe district on the border with Bad Pyrmont
- Blomberg, City, and middle center with high-tech industries
- Detmold, District town, former residence of Lippe with castle, theater and open-air museum
- Dörentrup, Community, rural residential community north of Lemgo
- Extertal, Municipality, in Extertal
- Horn-Bad Meinberg, City, health resort, Lippe state bath
- Kalletal, Municipality, in the valley of the Kalle
- location, City, Lippe traffic junction with sugar factory
- Lemgo, Hanseatic city, with a medieval town center
- Leopoldshöhe, Community, up-and-coming residential community on the outskirts of Bielefeld
- Lie, City, the Easter wheels
- Oerlinghausen, City, with the largest glider airfield in Germany
- Schieder-Schwalenberg, City with castle, Schiedersee and a reputation as a city of painters
- snakes, Community on the edge of the Senne
background
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In the 12th century, the Lords of Lippe, later the Lippe House, were first mentioned in a document. They were made imperial counts in 1529 and imperial princes in 1789. Lippe joined the German Confederation in 1815 and became a free state in 1918. On January 21, 1947, the Free State of Lippe became with the land North Rhine-Westphalia united.
The districts of Detmold and Lemgo existed since 1932, in 1970 the communities were reorganized into the districts of Lemgo and Detmold. 16 cities and municipalities were formed. In 1973 the new Lippe district was formed from the previous Lemgo and Detmold districts.
The district of Lippe largely coincides in its territorial extent with the former principality and the state of Lippe, so it has a 900-year history.
getting there
- Lippe is affected in the northwest by the Autobahn 2 Dortmund – Hanover. The A 33 from Bielefeld to Paderborn runs west past the district area. The most important federal roads are the B239 from Herford-Lage-Detmold-Schwalenberg to Höxter and the B66 Bielefeld - Barntrup. The B1 opens up the southwestern district area from Schlangen to Barntrup.
- The Lippe district is served by the two railway lines Begatalbahn (KBS 404) and Herford – Paderborn (KBS 405). The:
- RB 72 Ostwestfalenbahn Paderborn – Detmold – Bad Salzuflen – Herford (every hour)
- RE 82 The linen weaver (Altenbeken–) Detmold – Bielefeld and on to Münster
- RB 73 The Lipperländer Lemgo – Oerlinghausen – Bielefeld and on via Herford to Rahden
- In Bielefeld, Paderborn and Altenbeken there is a connection to the ICE network of the DB-AG
- The circle is crossed by several long-distance cycle paths and local cycle paths, including the wellness route and the Train and bike routesHellweg – Weser and Weser-Lippe.
mobility
The district belongs to the transport association OstWestfalenLippe (The six) on. The tickets of the state-wide NRW tariff are recognized.
Tourist Attractions
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- Hermann Monument, in the Detmold district of Hiddessen on the Grotenburg.
- Open-air museum Detmold / Westphalian State Museum for Folklore. Europe's largest open-air museum. On more than 100 hectares, more than 90 fully furnished buildings from all regions of Westphalia show the historical background of rural construction.Open: April 1 - October 1, daily except Mon 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Princely Reisdenzschloß Detmold. Open: Mon - Sun 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., (April to October) open until 5 p.m.
- Lippisches Landesmuseum Detmold, Ameide 4, in the immediate vicinity of the Reisdenzschloß. Open: Tue - Fri 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat Sun 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Externsteine. The Externsteine are located in Holzhausen-Externsteine. A well-signposted parking lot can be reached by car via the B 1 or the B 239 and finally via smaller side streets. From Detmold with the 782 regional bus.
- Adlerwarte Berlebeck, Detmold Eagle Walk. Open: February 16 - November 15, daily 9.30 a.m. - 5.30 p.m., free flight program: daily 11 a.m. 3 p.m., in summer also at 4.30 p.m.
- Heiligenkirchen Bird and Flower Park, Detmold Ostertalstrasse 11. Open: March 1 - early November, daily 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Brake Castle in Lemgo, the Weser Renaissance Museum. Open: Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., on public holidays also Mon.
- Witches mayor's house, Lemgo Breite Str. 19. Among other things with torture instruments of the executioner family Clausen.Open: Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Junker house, Lemgo Hamelner Strasse 36. Open: April - October Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., November - March Fri - Sun 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- VitaSol Therme. Thermal baths with sauna park, thermal baths, wellness lounge and fitness club.Open: daily 9 a.m. - 10 p.m., Mon, Wed, Fri from 7 a.m., Fri Sat until midnight.
- Graduation tower experience, Bad Salzuflen in the spa gardens. With cloud chamber.Open: March - October daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Wed 8 p.m.
- Spa gardens in Bad Salzuflen. With an adjoining landscape park from which hikes in the area are offered.
activities
- Schiedersee also Emmer reservoir in Schieder-Schwalenberg. Leisure center with bathing facilities and a motor ship that sails between the various tourist destinations.
- Weser leisure center Kalletal Varenholz, Bathing lake with sandy beach and bathing island, campsite and water ski facility
- Bicycle trolley from Extertal to Rinteln April - October daily
- Climbing park at the Hermannsdenkmal Forest climbing facility with seven courses from 1 to 12 meters high
- Museum railway in the Exter and Begatal Museum railway operated by the association "Landeseisenbahn Lippe e.V" with seasonal traffic between Dörentrup and Extertal
Excursion destinations
Included or nearby landscapes and cities:
- Teutoburg Forest
- Wiehengebirge
- steinhuder sea
- Weser Uplands
kitchen
- Typical culinary specialties from Lippe are juniper schnapps, air-dried Mettwurst, Detmold country beer and Lippischer Pickert.
nightlife
- There is a student bar scene in Lemgo and Detmold due to the universities of applied sciences that exist there.
climate
Lippe belongs to the maritime climate area of northwest Germany. The annual average temperature is around 9 ° C.