Lage, North Rhine-Westphalia
Lage | |
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Market square | |
Location of Lage within Lippe district | |
| Coordinates: 51°59′20″N 8°47′40″E / 51.98889°N 8.79444°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Lippe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Matthias Kalkreuter (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.04 km2 (29.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 34,936 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 32779–32791 |
| Dialling codes | 05232 |
| Vehicle registration | LIP |
| Website | www.lage.de |
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Lage (German pronunciation: [ˈlaːɡə] ⓘ) is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, approximatively 8 km northwest of the administrative centre Detmold. It has 35,099 inhabitants (2016). The coat of arms of Lage depicts a farmer's plough. The city is not far from the Teutoburg Forest. Due to its convenient location Lage developed into a traffic hub in the former Principality of Lippe, today's district of Lippe.