Petershagen | |
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Location of Petershagen within Minden-Lübbecke district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°23′N 8°58′E / 52.383°N 8.967°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Minden-Lübbecke |
| Subdivisions | 29 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dieter Blume (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 212 km2 (82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 25,119 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 32469 |
| Dialling codes | 05707 |
| Vehicle registration | MI |
| Website | www.petershagen.de |
Petershagen is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies on the Westphalian Mill Route. The core is formed by the districts of Petershagen and Lahde, located opposite each other on the Weser.
Geography
Petershagen is situated on the river Weser, approx. 10 km north-east of Minden.
Neighbouring municipalities
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Division of the town
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Divisions of Petershagen
The town of Petershagen consists of 29 districts:
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International relations
Petershagen is twinned with:
Petershagen-Eggersdorf (Brandenburg, Germany) -- since 1990
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Sons and daughters of the city
The following persons were born in Petershagen:
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Wilhelm Normann in 1905
- Around 1340: Master Bertram, painter (presumably born in Bierde)
- 1734-1807: Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst, natural scientist
- 1792-1854: Johann Karl Ludwig Gieseler, Professor of Church History
- 1828: Henry Clay Brockmeyer, politician and translator of Hegel
- 1833: August Fick, Germanist and linguist
- 1870: Wilhelm Normann, inventor of fat hardening and thus the founder of margarine production
- 1887-1940: Elsbeth Schragmüller, spy
- 1951: Edelgard Bulmahn, politician
- 1951: Willi Brase, politician
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
External links
- Official site (in German)
- Virtual tour through the city Petershagen (in German)