Gehlenbeck
Gehlenbeck is a village in the East Westphalian borough of Lübbecke in the county of Minden-Lübbecke in North Germany. The former clustered village (Haufendorf) is the second most populous village today in the borough. A stream flows through the village, the Gehle Beke (High German: gelber Bach; English: "Yellow Brook"), that once gave its name to the village. The village's parish has an area of around 11 km². With 297 inhabitants per km² Gehlenbeck is rather less densely settled than the borough of Lübbecke (398 people/km²).
Gehlenbeck | |
|---|---|
Ortsteil of Lübbecke | |
Location of Gehlenbeck within Lübbecke  | |
  Gehlenbeck  Gehlenbeck | |
| Coordinates: 52°18′37″N 8°38′54″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| District | Minden-Lübbecke |
| Town | Lübbecke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.13 km2 (4.30 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2007-12-31) | |
| • Total | 3,310 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 32312 |
| Dialling codes | 05741 |
References
Literature
- Werner Fabis: Gehlenbeck - Ein Dorf im Spiegel der Geschichte. Herausgeber: Heimatverein Gehlenbeck e. V.
External links
Villages in the borough of Lübbecke | ||
|---|---|---|
|  | |
Authority control  |
|
|---|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.