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Lügde

Coordinates: 51°57′00″N 09°15′00″E / 51.95000°N 9.25000°E / 51.95000; 9.25000
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Lügde
Coat of arms of Lügde
Location of Lügde within Lippe district
North Rhine-WestphaliaLower SaxonyHöxter (district)Paderborn (district)Gütersloh (district)BielefeldMinden-LübbeckeHerford (district)DetmoldBarntrupBlombergDörentrupSchlangenLemgoLageAugustdorfBad SalzuflenExtertalLeopoldshöheHorn-Bad MeinbergLügdeSchieder-SchwalenbergOerlinghausenKalletal
Lügde is located in Germany
Lügde
Lügde
Lügde is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Lügde
Lügde
Coordinates: 51°57′00″N 09°15′00″E / 51.95000°N 9.25000°E / 51.95000; 9.25000
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictLippe
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Torben Blome[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total88.64 km2 (34.22 sq mi)
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,298
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32668–32676
Dialling codes05281, 05283
Vehicle registrationLIP
Websiteluegde.de

Lügde [ˈlʏçtʰə] is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with c. 9,800 inhabitants (2013).

The first written mention of Lügde appears in 784, in the annals of the Frankish Empire, when Charlemagne visited the village during the Saxon Wars. During these wars Charlemagne celebrated his first Christmas in Saxony in Lügde, and the site then became the location of the first church to be built in Saxony. The gothic church, dedicated to Saint Kilian, was rebuilt in the 12th century and still stands today. The church is known as the Kilians-Kirche.

In 2019 Lügde made national news as the site of a series of child rapes on a campground; investigators estimate 1,000 child rapes were committed over the course of 10 years.

Climate

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Climate data for Lügde (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)
4.1
(39.4)
8.5
(47.3)
13.9
(57.0)
17.2
(63.0)
20.7
(69.3)
22.8
(73.0)
22.5
(72.5)
18.5
(65.3)
13.0
(55.4)
7.7
(45.9)
4.2
(39.6)
13.1
(55.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6)
1.4
(34.5)
4.6
(40.3)
8.9
(48.0)
12.3
(54.1)
15.5
(59.9)
17.4
(63.3)
17.1
(62.8)
13.5
(56.3)
9.5
(49.1)
5.4
(41.7)
2.1
(35.8)
9.2
(48.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)
−1.5
(29.3)
0.7
(33.3)
3.6
(38.5)
6.8
(44.2)
10.3
(50.5)
12.0
(53.6)
12.1
(53.8)
9.0
(48.2)
6.1
(43.0)
2.9
(37.2)
−0.1
(31.8)
5.2
(41.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 82.3
(3.24)
56.9
(2.24)
53.5
(2.11)
38.0
(1.50)
69.9
(2.75)
72.9
(2.87)
83.9
(3.30)
83.3
(3.28)
62.3
(2.45)
69.7
(2.74)
66.1
(2.60)
73.8
(2.91)
819.1
(32.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 19.4 16.3 15.9 12.2 15.2 14.5 16.6 16.5 14.3 16.7 17.9 20.5 198.2
Average relative humidity (%) 88.0 84.5 78.6 71.8 74.6 76.5 74.9 77.0 82.1 86.8 89.7 89.6 81.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 40.2 68.2 121.6 180.9 194.0 204.6 209.4 184.9 150.2 94.3 45.8 33.3 1,498.1
Source: World Meteorological Organisation[3]

References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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