Rietberg

Rietberg
Rietberg town centre, 2005
Rietberg town centre, 2005
Flag of Rietberg
Coat of arms of Rietberg
Location of Rietberg within Gütersloh district
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Rietberg is located in Germany
Rietberg
Rietberg
Rietberg is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Rietberg
Rietberg
Coordinates: 51°48′N 8°26′E / 51.800°N 8.433°E / 51.800; 8.433
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictGütersloh
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2018–23) Andreas Sunder[1] (FW)
Area
 • Total110.37 km2 (42.61 sq mi)
Highest elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Lowest elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total30,461
 • Density280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
33397
Dialling codes05244 / 02944 / 05242 / 05248
Vehicle registrationGT
Websitewww.rietberg.de

Rietberg (German: [ˈʁiːtˌbɛʁk] ) is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Gütersloh and 25 km north-west of Paderborn in the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe. The town is located at the river Ems. There are 28,878 people living in Rietberg.[3]

  1. ^ Wahl des Bürgermeisters Stadt Rietberg 16.09.2018, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ (in German) Bevölkerung im Regierungsbezirk Detmold Archived 2009-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen