Obermehnen is a village in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the county of Minden-Lübbecke. The village belongs administratively to the town of Lübbecke. Obermehnen has 1,360 inhabitants and an area of 9.6 km². At around 137 people per km² Obermehnen has the lowest density of all of Lübbeck's districts, not least because 4.3 km², i.e. 45%,[2] of the parish area consists of uninhabited hill forest on the Wiehen Hills. Obermehnen is thus the most wooded part of the borough of Lübbecke.

Obermehnen
Location of Obermehnen within Lübbecke
Obermehnen is located in Germany
Obermehnen
Obermehnen
Obermehnen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Obermehnen
Obermehnen
Coordinates: 52°17′08″N 8°34′40″E / 52.285487°N 8.577747°E / 52.285487; 8.577747
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
DistrictMinden-Lübbecke
TownLübbecke
Area
 • Total9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total1,221
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32312
Dialling codes05741
The topography of Obermehnen

Personalities

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  • Eberhard Werner, artist (landscape painter) lived and died in Obermehnen near Lübbecke

References

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  1. ^ "Zahlen und Daten". Stadt Lübbecke. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ checked at TIM-online
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