Lübbecke

Lübbecke
Coat of arms
Lübbecke
Location of Lübbecke within Minden-Lübbecke district
Coordinates: 52°18′29″N 8°37′23″E / 52.30806°N 8.62306°E / 52.30806; 8.62306Coordinates: 52°18′29″N 8°37′23″E / 52.30806°N 8.62306°E / 52.30806; 8.62306
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Minden-Lübbecke
Government
• Mayor	Frank Haberbosch (SPD)
Area
• Total	65 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	25,462
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	32312
Dialling codes	05741
Vehicle registration	MI
Website	www.luebbecke.de

Lübbecke ([ˈlʏbɛkə]; Westphalian: Lübke) is a town in northeast North Rhine-Westphalia in north Germany. This former county town lies on the northern slopes of the Wiehen Hills (Wiehengebirge) and has around 26,000 inhabitants. The town is in the Eastwestphalian district of Minden-Lübbecke (in the Regierungsbezirk of Detmold). Lübbecke was first mentioned in the records in 775 as hlidbeki and was given town rights in 1279.

Lübbecke is situated just north of the Wiehen Hills, approx. 20 km (12 mi) north of Herford and 20 km (12 mi) west of Minden.

Lübbecke is located in northeast North Rhine-Westphalia, north of East Westphalia-Lippe (Ostwestfalen-Lippe), in the southwestern part of the district of Minden-Lübbecke. From a landscape perspective, the town lies in the west of the Minden Land. Geographically, most of the built-up area is on the North German Plain. Only its southern suburbs lie on the northern slope of the Wiehen Hills, whose crest that marks the southern boundary of the borough. The town itself lies on the edge of the hills, whils the rest of the borough is more rural in character. The northern boundary of the borough is defined by the Midland Canal (Mittelland Canal). In the northeast of the borough is the Großes Torfmoor which, together with the Oppenweher Moor, is the largest moor in Westphalia. Between the wet lowlands south of the Mittelland Canal, the glacial valley of the River Weser and the higher ground is a narrow fringe of fertile loess soils at the foot of the Wiehen Hills called the Lübbecker Lößland. The far north of the area is part of the Rahden-Diepenau Geest. In the geest there are only the villages of Stockhausen and Alswede and part of Lübbecke industrial estate.