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Lage, North Rhine-Westphalia

Lage
Market square
Market square
Coat of arms of Lage
Coat of arms
Lage  is located in Germany
Lage
Lage
Coordinates: 51°58′0″N 8°48′0″E / 51.96667°N 8.80000°E / 51.96667; 8.80000Coordinates: 51°58′0″N 8°48′0″E / 51.96667°N 8.80000°E / 51.96667; 8.80000
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Lippe
Government
 • Mayor Christian Liebrecht (CDU)
Area
 • Total 76.04 km2 (29.36 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 35,120
 • Density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 32779–32791
Dialling codes 05232
Vehicle registration LIP
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. 34,700 inhabitants (2013). 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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