Lage
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For Lage in the district of Bentheim, see Lage, Lower Saxony. For the German musician, see Klaus Lage.
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Location of Lage within Lippe district
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| Coordinates | 51°58′0″N 8°48′0″E / 51.966667°N 8.8°ECoordinates: 51°58′0″N 8°48′0″E / 51.966667°N 8.8°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Lippe |
| Mayor | Christian Liebrecht (CDU) |
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| Area | 76.02 km2 (29.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
| Population | 35,169 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 463 /km2 (1,198 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LIP |
| Postal codes | 32779–32791 |
| Area code | 05232 |
| Website | www.lage.de |
Lage is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen), Germany, approximatively 8 km northwest of Detmold. It has c. 36,000 inhabitants. The coat of arms of Lage depicts a farmer's plough. The town is not far from the Teutoburg Forest (German: Teutoburger Wald).
The town is twinned with Horsham in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
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