Lichtenau, Westphalia

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Lichtenau within Paderborn district

(2020–25) Ute Maria Dülfer^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total192.17 km² (74.20 sq mi)Highest elevation

407 m (1,335 ft)Lowest elevation

179 m (587 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total10,867 • Density57/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

33162–33165

Dialling codes05295
05292 Atteln
05647 Kleinenberg
05259 Herbram-Wald
02994 BlankenrodeVehicle registrationPBWebsitewww.lichtenau.de

Lichtenau is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Lichtenau is situated on the western slope of the Eggegebirge, approx. 15 km south-east of Paderborn.

After the local government reforms of 1975 Lichtenau consists of the following 15 districts:

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 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.