Schlangen is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Schlangen has about 9.000 inhabitants (2013) and enjoys relative prosperity. Located a few kilometers away from Detmold, the municipality stretches from the edge of the sandy Sea ^{[clarification needed]} to the mountain course of the Teutoburger forest southern slope.

Schlangen
Municipality
Village place in central Schlangen with the municipal office and police station
Coat of arms
Location of Schlangen within Lippe district
Schlangen Show map of Germany Schlangen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°49′00″N 08°49′59″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Lippe
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Marcus Püster[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi)
Elevation	169 m (554 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,254
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	33189
Dialling codes	05252
Vehicle registration	LIP
Website	www.schlangen-online.de

Politics

This section needs to be updated. (June 2021)

The town council of Schlangen consists of 26 members:

(conditions: Local election 2014)

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Schlangen:[3]

• Viitasaari, Central Finland, since 1999

References

External links

• Official website (in German)

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