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Lage

town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Country: Germany
State: North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin region: Detmold
District: Lippe
Mayor 2019 24: Matthias Kalkreuter ( SPD )
Total: 76.04 km (29.36 sq mi)
Elevation: 100 m (330 ft)
Density: 461.0/km (1,194/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Postal codes: 32779–32791
Dialling codes: 05232
Vehicle registration: LIP
Website: www.lage.de

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Lage ( German pronunciation: [ˈlaːɡə] ) is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, approximatively 8 km northwest of the administrative centre Detmold. It has 35,099 inhabitants (2016). The coat of arms of Lage depicts a farmer's plough. The city is not far from the Teutoburg Forest. Due to its convenient location Lage developed into a traffic hub in the former Principality of Lippe, today's district of Lippe.

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