Schlangen

Schlangen
Village place in central Schlangen with the municipal office and police station
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 / 51.81667; 8.83306
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictLippe
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
 • Density123.6/km2 (320.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
33189
Dialling codes05252
Vehicle registrationLIP
Websitewww.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.