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Detmold

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Detmold is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of 74,438. It served as the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947, and today functions as the administrative center of both the district of Lippe and the Regierungsbezirk Detmold. The Church of Lippe has its central administration in Detmold, where the Reformed Redeemer Church serves as the preaching venue of the state superintendent of the Lippe church.

Facts
Population
74,438 1
Area (sq km)
12,939 1
Founding Year
783 2
Founding Year
783 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
134 1
Latitude
51.937778 degrees north 1
Longitude
8.883333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
FAQs

When was Detmold first mentioned in the records?

Detmold is first mentioned as Theotmalli in 783.

Detmold was first mentioned as Theotmalli in 783. That was the year of a battle between the Saxons and Charlemagne's forces nearby, an event in the Saxon Wars.
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1. Detmold (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 74,438 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.937778, longitude 8.883333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 134 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 12939.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 74438 (2025)
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2. Detmold (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 783
    Detmold was first mentioned as Theotmalli in 783, the year of a battle between the Saxons and Charlemagne's forces nearby.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 783
    Detmold was first mentioned as Theotmalli in 783, the year of a battle between the Saxons and Charlemagne's forces nearby.
  • Source text, founding-year: 783
    Detmold was first mentioned as Theotmalli in 783, the year of a battle between the Saxons and Charlemagne's forces nearby.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛtmɔlt] ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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3. GeoNames: Detmold - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2937936
    51.93855 8.87318 P PPLA2 DE 07 057 05766 05766020 73680 135 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 135 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 8.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 8.75
51.75 8.75 Cfb
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Wikidata: Detmold
Wikidata Q3922, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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