Oerlinghausen | |
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 A view of Oerlinghausen | |
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Location of Oerlinghausen within Lippe district  | |
 Location of Oerlinghausen | |
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| Coordinates:51°58′00″N08°40′00″E / 51.96667°N 8.66667°E /51.96667; 8.66667 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Lippe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–25) | Dirk Becker[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.69 km2 (12.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 17,287 |
| • Density | 528.8/km2 (1,370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 33813 |
| Dialling codes | 05202 |
| Vehicle registration | LIP |
| Website | oerlinghausen.de |
Oerlinghausen (German pronunciation:[œʁlɪŋˈhaʊzn̩]ⓘ;Low German:Ankhiusen[3]) is a city in theLippe district ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Germany located betweenBielefeld andDetmold in theTeutoburg Forest. At the end of February 2023, it had 17,314 inhabitants.[4]
Geographically, Oerlinghausen is situated on top of the Teutoburger Forest hills. Oerlinghausen's highest point is the Tönsberg with 334 meters. The flatlands of northern Germany start some 40 km north of Oerlinghausen. There are hiking routes (such as theHermannsweg) along the hill chain which stretches 80 km in east-west direction. To the south of the hills are large sand areas originating from melting glaciers during past ice ages. Although not high, the hills are steep in many places and almost completely covered by forest.
First mentioned in documents in 1036, the town became a city in 1926 by authority of theLand of Lippe. In 1969 the city was expanded with the addition of Helpup, Währentrup and Lipperreihe as part of the "Gebietsreform" movement.
Oerlinghausen is home to anairfield which is one of Europe's largest gliding centres as well as the well knownArchäologisches Freilichtmuseum Oerlinghausen (archaeological open-air museum) featuring reconstructions of a variety of dwellings spanning from 10,000 BC to 1000 AD.
The city has also been home to an unusual number of well-known sociologists.Marianne Weber (born Schnitger), who was born in Oerlinghausen and marriedMax Weber here in 1893, was a well-respected author herself.Niklas Luhmann andRichard Grathoff, two of the key sociologists who made theBielefeld University one of the premier institutions for sociology in Europe, have also lived in Oerlinghausen for extended time periods.
Hanning Elektro-Werke is headquartered in Oerlinghausen.
| Year | Inhabitants |
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| 1968 | 12.839 |
| 1970 | 13.276 |
| 1974 | 14.292 |
| 1975 | 14.474 |
| 1980 | 14.751 |
| 1985 | 14.738 |
| 1987 | 14.757 |
| 1990 | 15.689 |
| 1995 | 17.165 |
| 2000 | 17.465 |
| 2005 | 17.305 |
| 2007 | 16.988 |
| 2012 | 16.654 |
| Time of office | Name | Party |
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| 1926–1933 | August Reuter | |
| 1933–1945 | Friedrich Möller | NSDAP |
| 1945–1946 | August Reuter | |
| 1946–1965 | Heinrich Kramer | SPD |
| 1965–1969 | Heinrich Schildmann | SPD |
| 1969–1975 | Konrad Dreckshage | FDP |
| 1975–1984 | Erich Diekhof | SPD |
| 1984–1989 | Horst Steinkühler | SPD |
| 1989–1999 | Martin Weber | SPD |
| 1999–2015 | Ursula Herbort | independent |
| since 2015 | Dirk Becker | SPD |
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