Lippetal

Lippetal
St. Anna chapel in Nordwald
Coat of arms
Lippetal
Location of Lippetal within Soest district
Coordinates: 51°38′59″N 08°04′59″E / 51.64972°N 8.08306°E / 51.64972; 8.08306Coordinates: 51°38′59″N 08°04′59″E / 51.64972°N 8.08306°E / 51.64972; 8.08306
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Soest
Government
• Mayor	Matthias Lürbke (Ind.)
• Governing parties	CDU
Area
• Total	126.58 km2 (48.87 sq mi)
Elevation	69-155 m (−440 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	12,027
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	59510
Dialling codes	02923 (Herzfeld) 02527 (Lippborg)
Vehicle registration	SO
Website	www.lippetal.de

Lippetal is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Lippetal is located north and south of the river Lippe between the cities of Lippstadt (15 km) and Hamm (10 km). Lippetal is situated at the northern boundary of the Soester Börde, south of the river Lippe and the southern Münsterland in north of the river. The river Lippe flows from east to the west through the municipality.

There are eleven villages in Lippetal:

The municipality Lippetal was created by administrative reorganization in 1969. Lippetal was made with eleven villages from three different districts.

The villages are mostly old Saxon settlements. The villages Oestinghausen and Lippborg were first mentioned in 1189, Hovestadt in 1213, and the place of pilgrimage Herzfeld in a document in 786.