Rahden

Rahden
Flag of Rahden
Coat of arms of Rahden
Location of Rahden within Minden-Lübbecke district
MindenHüllhorstEspelkampBad OeynhausenLübbeckeRahdenPetershagenPreußisch OldendorfPorta WestfalicaHilleStemwedeNorth Rhine-WestphaliaLower SaxonyLower SaxonyHerford (district)Lippe (district)Lower SaxonyLower Saxony
Rahden is located in Germany
Rahden
Rahden
Rahden is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Rahden
Rahden
Coordinates: 52°25′N 8°37′E / 52.417°N 8.617°E / 52.417; 8.617
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictMinden-Lübbecke
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Bert Honsel[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total137.60 km2 (53.13 sq mi)
Elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total15,859
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32369
Dialling codes05771
Vehicle registrationMI
Websitewww.rahden.de

Rahden is a town in the far north of North Rhine-Westphalia between Bielefeld and Bremen and between Hanover and Osnabrück. Rahden is part of the Minden-Lübbecke District in East Westphalia-Lippe.

Rahden was first mentioned in 1033, and from 1816 to 1831 was county town of the district Rahden.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, 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.