Summary
Petershagen is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies on the Westphalian Mill Route. The core is formed by the districts of Petershagen and Lahde, located opposite each other on the Weser.
Petershagen | |
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 Aerial view of Petershagen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Petershagen
within Minden-Lübbecke district  | |
  Petershagen  Petershagen | |
| Coordinates: 52°23′N 8°58′E / 52.383°N 8.967°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Minden-Lübbecke |
| Subdivisions | 29 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Dirk Breves[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 212 km2 (82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 25,226 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 32469 |
| Dialling codes | 05707 |
| Vehicle registration | MI |
| Website | www.petershagen.de |
Geography
editPetershagen is situated on the river Weser, approx. 10 km north-east of Minden.
Neighbouring municipalities
editDivision of the town
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The town of Petershagen consists of 29 districts:
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International relations
editPetershagen is twinned with:
Petershagen-Eggersdorf (Brandenburg, Germany) -- since 1990
Sport
editThe SC Neuenknick e.V. motorcycle speedway club, race at the Stadion Lindenau track, which is located approximately 12 kilometres north east of the town on Brennwisk 40.[3] The facility, a 357 metre track, has hosted important events since 1981, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship in 1988.[4][5]
Notable people
editThe following persons were born in Petershagen:
- Master Bertram (c. 1345 – c. 1415), painter (presumably born in Bierde)
- Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst (1743–1807), natural scientist
- Johann Karl Ludwig Gieseler (1792–1854), Professor of Church History
- Henry Clay Brockmeyer (1826–1906), politician and translator of Hegel
- August Fick (1833–1916), Germanist and linguist
- Fred Walsen (1841-1906), American banker and Colorado State Treasurer
- Wilhelm Normann (1870–1939), inventor of fat hardening and thus the founder of margarine production
- Elsbeth Schragmüller (1887–1940), spy
- Edelgard Bulmahn (born 1951), politician
- Willi Brase (born 1951), politician
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "Home". SC Neuenknick e.V. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
External links
edit- Official site (in German)
- Virtual tour through the city Petershagen (in German)