Lienen

Lienen
Coat of arms of Lienen
Location of Lienen within Steinfurt district
North Rhine-WestphaliaBorken (district)Coesfeld (district)MünsterWarendorf (district)Lower SaxonyGrevenSaerbeckLienenLengerichLaerAltenbergeHorstmarNordwaldeLadbergenMetelenHörstelWesterkappelnIbbenbürenSteinfurtWettringenNeuenkirchenMettingenLotteHopstenOchtrupRheineReckeTecklenburgEmsdetten
Location of Lienen
Lienen  is located in Germany
Lienen
Lienen
Location within Germany
Lienen  is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Lienen
Lienen
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 52°08′46″N 7°58′26″E / 52.14611°N 7.97389°E / 52.14611; 7.97389
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictSteinfurt
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Arne Strietelmeier[1]
Area
 • Total
73.44 km2 (28.36 sq mi)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
8,469
 • Density115.3/km2 (298.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49536
Dialling codes05483
05484 (Kattenvenne)
Vehicle registrationST (until 1975: TE)
Websitewww.lienen.de

Lienen (German pronunciation: [ˈliːnən]; Westphalian: Linen) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south-east of Osnabrück and 30 km north-east of Münster.

Lienen is a sister city with Saint Marys, Ohio in the United States. Lienen's neighboring municipalities, Ladbergen and Lengerich, are sister cities with Saint Marys' neighbors New Knoxville and Wapakoneta, respectively.

References

  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.