Henglarn

Henglarn City of Lichtenau Coordinates: 51 ° 35 ′ 58 ″ N , 8 ° 46 ′ 29 ″ E
Height :	179 m above sea level NN
Area :	11.33 km²
Residents :	1048 (December 31, 2014)
Population density :	92 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	33165
Area code :	05292
	Location of Henglarn in Lichtenau

A view of Henglarn in the Altenau valley. In the middle is the new St. Andrew's Church, built in 1903. The small tower in the foreground, the Millennial Tower, was part of the old St. Margaretha Church, which was demolished after the new church was built.

Henglarn is the westernmost district of Lichtenau in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany and belongs to the Paderborn district . Henglarn is also part of the Bürener Land region .

The old postcode of Henglarn is 4791.

geography

Neighboring places

Beginning in the north, Henglarn is bordered clockwise by the Borchen district of Etteln , the Lichtenau district of Atteln and the Bad Wünnenberg districts of Helmern and Haaren . These places all belong to the Paderborn district .

climate

Like Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Henglarn belongs to the oceanic climatic area of northwest Germany , to which it owes its low temperature contrasts and mild winters. However, continental influences are already at work . The temperature in summer is higher and the nights are cooler than in closer proximity to the coast. The location on the Sintfeld results in a colline climate of the hill country level with cooler temperatures and higher precipitation than in other locations in the district.

history

Before January 1, 1975 , the former municipality of Henglarn belonged to the Atteln district in the Büren district . With the entry into force of the Sauerland / Paderborn Act on this day, most of the municipalities of the Atteln Office and thus Henglarn as well will be merged with the municipalities of the Lichtenau Office to form the new city of Lichtenau (Westphalia) and come with this to the Paderborn district. The legal successor to the dissolved office of Atteln and the municipality of Henglarn is the city of Lichtenau.

politics

The head of the Henglarn district is Josef Simon.

Culture and sights

The largest single alluvial spring cone on the Paderborn plateau in the Mental near Henglarn.

A chapel in Henglarn on the K20 and at the end of the Siebental.

building

The listed Andreas Church is well worth seeing .

To the north-west of the village is the Vienenburg stables from the late Middle Ages .

Natural monuments

In the Mental near Henglarn there is a special group of temporary springs that form the largest singular alluvial spring cone on the Paderborn plateau.

traffic

Road traffic

Dammstraße runs through Henglarn as the central main street. In the center of the village, Kirchstraße branches off towards Etteln. The Hübelstraße leads to Helmern. Both roads are also known as the K20. The next connection points to the federal trunk road network are the Lichtenau junction on the A44 and the Borchen-Etteln junction on the A33 . The Wünnenberg-Haaren A44 & A33 motorway junction is located in the Harren district of the neighboring town of Bad Wünnenberg.

Local public transport

The city of Lichtenau (Westphalia) is part of the Paderborn / Höxter public transport network . There is only one regular bus line through Henglarn. The regional bus route R82 runs every 30 minutes between the Atteln-Wendeplatz stop and Paderborn main train station. The closest train stations are Paderborn Hauptbahnhof and Altenbeken . Both stations have an InterCity and ICE connection.

Web links

Information about Henglarn at lichtenau.de

Homepage of the Heimatverein Henglarn

Henglarn in the Westphalia Culture Atlas

Individual evidence

^ Geographical Commission for Westphalia (ed.): Geographisch-Landeskundlicher Atlas von Westfalen, Topic X Administration and Management, double sheet state and municipal administrative structure , Münster 1990. Cf. Gerhard Henkel : History and Geography of the Büren District. Paderborn 1974, p. 101 f and attached map.
^ Gerhard Henkel : History and geography of the Büren district. Paderborn 1974, p. 24 ff.
^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 320 f .

[1] Geographical Commission for Westphalia (ed.): Geographisch-Landeskundlicher Atlas von Westfalen, Topic X Administration and Management, double sheet state and municipal administrative structure , Münster 1990. Cf. Gerhard Henkel : History and Geography of the Büren District. Paderborn 1974, p. 101 f and attached map.

[2] Gerhard Henkel : History and geography of the Büren district. Paderborn 1974, p. 24 ff.

[3] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 320 f .