Lippe (district)

For other uses, see Lippe Rural District, [[:the river see Lippe River. For the historic country]], and Principality of Lippe.

Lippe
District
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°00′N 8°55′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region	Detmold
Capital	Detmold
Area
• Total	1,246.398 km^2 (481.237 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)[1]
• Total	350,588
• Density	280/km^2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	LIP
Website	http://www.lippe.de

Lippe (IPA: [ˈlɪpə]) is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The district of Lippe is named after the Lords of Lippe and their Principality of Lippe. It was a state within the Holy Roman Empire and today is a district of Northrhine-Westphalia.

History

The last prince of Lippe was forced to abdicate in 1918 after the end of World War I when Germany became a republic, his country became a Freistaat (Free State) in the German republic. In 1932 the state was divided into two districts, Detmold and Lemgo.

In 1973 the two districts Lemgo and Detmold were merged to the district Lippe.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the traditional symbol of the state of Lippe, the rose, as the district covers nearly the same area as the historic country. In the middle of the rose 16 stamens symbolize the 16 cities and municipalities of the district. The coat of arms was granted in 1973. Despite the relatively small size of Lippe, the Lippish rose is also one of only three symbols included in the coat of arms of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Salzuflen Barntrup Blomberg Detmold Horn-Bad Meinberg Lage Lemgo Lügde Oerlinghausen Schieder-Schwalenberg	Augustdorf Dörentrup Extertal Kalletal Leopoldshöhe Schlangen

Cuisine

The most famous dish served in Lippe is the Pickert. In the past it was known as a meal for poor people. The main ingredients are potatoes, flour and raisins.

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2013-07-18 at the Wayback Machine (German)
• Ordinances and by-laws of the county of Lippe online^{[permanent dead link]}
• Guidelines for the integration of the Land Lippe within the territory of the federal state North-Rhine-Westphalia of 17th January 1947^{[permanent dead link]}