Schlangen
Schlangen | |
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Village place in central Schlangen with the municipal office and police station | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Schlangen
within Lippe district | |
Location of Schlangen | |
Schlangen Schlangen | |
| Coordinates: 51°49′00″N 08°49′59″E / 51.81667°N 8.83306°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Lippe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Marcus Püster (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 9,391 |
| • Density | 123.6/km2 (320.2/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 |
Schlangen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃlaŋən] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Schlangen has about 9,000 inhabitants as of 2013 and enjoys relative prosperity. Located a few kilometers away from Detmold, the municipality stretches from the edge of the sandy sea to the mountain course of the Teutoburger forest southern slope. Schlangen is located in the time zone Central European Standard Time.