Kirchlengern (; ) is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Kirchlengern is situated on the river Else, approx. 10 km north of Herford. The Brandbach flows into the Else in Kirchlengern.
Neighbouring places Hüllhorst Löhne Hiddenhausen Bünde
Division of the municipality The municipality is divided in 7 districts: Häver (1,900 inhabitants) Kirchlengern (6,051 inhabitants) Klosterbauerschaft (2,568 inhabitants) Quernheim (1,549 inhabitants) Rehmerloh (203 inhabitants) Stift Quernheim (1,668 inhabitants) Südlengern (3,154 inhabitants)
Population
Mayors since 2004: Rüdiger Meier (CDU) 1999-2004: Werner Helmke (SPD)
Notable people 1833–1900, Ernst Heinrich Lindemann, politician 1924–2003, Hellmuth Buddenberg, manager 1942–2017, Gunter Gabriel, singer 1953, Jürgen Klute, politician 1953, Reinhard Göhner, politician 1958, Elke Kruse, artist 1984, David Odonkor, footballer
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