Extertal

Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Extertal within Lippe district

(2020–25) Frank Meier^[1]Area

• Total92.49 km² (35.71 sq mi)Elevation

240 m (790 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total11,004 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

32699

Dialling codes05262, 05751, 05754Vehicle registrationLIPWebsitewww.extertal.de

Extertal is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with c. 11,500 inhabitants (2013).

Extertal is located on the northern edge of the circle in the Teutoburg Nature Reserve, directly adjacent to Lower Saxony. The Exter and Humme rivers flow through the region. The municipality has its headquarters in the Bösingfeld district. Neighbouring cities are Rinteln, Aerzen, Barntrup, Dörentrup and Kalletal.

The highest point of the city is at 371 metres above sea level. The municipality dimensions are about 12.2 kilometres east-west and about 12.5 kilometres north-south.

Mayors

Elected in September 2020, the mayor of Extertal is Frank Meier.^[1]

Churches and religious communities

Evangelical Reformed Church (Church of Lippe) in Bösingfeld, Mittelstrasse 33
Evangelical Reformed Church (Church of Lippe) in Almena, Kirchstrasse 1, 32699 Extertal-Almena
Evangelical Reformed Church (Church of Lippe) in Silixen, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Strasse 5
Catholic Church: Adolf-Kolping-Weg 1
Free Evangelical Community: Mühlenstrasse 4
Jehovah's Witnesses: Papenweg 2
New Apostolic Church: Bahnhofstrasse

References

^ ^a ^b Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.