Lienen (
Westphalian: ''Linen'') is a municipality in the
district of Steinfurt, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south-east of
Osnabrück
Osnabrück (; ; archaic English: ''Osnaburg'') is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population of 168 ...
and 30 km north-east of
Münster
Münster (; ) is an independent city#Germany, independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a ...
.
Lienen is a sister city with
Saint Marys, Ohio in the United States. Lienen's neighboring municipalities,
Ladbergen and
Lengerich, are sister cities with Saint Marys' neighbors
New Knoxville and
Wapakoneta, respectively.
References
Steinfurt (district)
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