Rahden is a town in the far north of

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 ...

between

Bielefeld Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region () of Detmold (region), Detmold and the L ...

and

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and between

Hanover Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...

and

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. Rahden is part of the

Minden-Lübbecke Minden-Lübbecke is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Diepholz (district), Diepholz, Nienburg (district), Nienburg, Schaumburg, Lippe, Herford (district), Herford, Osnabr ...

District in East Westphalia-Lippe. Rahden was first mentioned in 1033, and from 1816 to 1831 was county town of the district Rahden.

Geography

Rahden is situated approximately north of

Lübbecke Lübbecke (; ) 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 part of district of Minden- ...

and north-west of

Minden Minden () is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the largest town in population between Bielefeld and Hanover. It is the capital of the district () of Minden-Lübbecke, situated in the cultural region ...

. It is the northernmost town of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Town subdivisions

The town of Rahden consists of 7 districts: * Rahden (4,689 inhabitants) * Kleinendorf (4,242 inhabitants) * Varl (1,676 inhabitants) * Sielhorst (791 inhabitants) * Preußisch Ströhen (2,075 inhabitants) * Wehe (1,730 inhabitants) * Tonnenheide (1,784 inhabitants)

Mayors

Bert Honsel (CDU) was elected mayor in September 2015 with 61.1% of the votes.

International relations

Rahden is twinned with: * Flag of Germany

Glindow (

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) -- since 1990 * Flag of Hungary

Galgahévíz (

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) -- since 1995

Notable people

* Achim Post (born 1959), German politician * Tine Wittler (born 1973), German writer and television presenter

Honorary citizen

The only honorary citizen of Rahden is Professor (d. 1950 Rahden). He was born in 1867 in the Great Village and was a prominent portrait painter, poet and the composer of the "New Westphalia March." A street in downtown Rahden is named after him.

Sons and daughters of the town

The individuals listed here come from the city Rahden and have both regional, national or even international importance. Here, the list is not exhaustive. (As far as possible, rather than the flat giving Rahden the origin of the respective municipality or later noted the district. By screenability each column is not just a last name in alphabetical order, but it can also be found quickly anniversary dates.)

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control Minden-Lübbecke