Iggenhausen

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Iggenhausen
City of Lichtenau
Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 39 ″  N , 8 ° 53 ′ 35 ″  E
Height : 210 m
Area : 4.88 km²
Residents : 217  (Dec. 31, 2017)
Population density : 44 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 33165
Area code : 05295
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Location of Iggenhausen in Lichtenau

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

geography

Geographical location

Iggenhausen is on the northern edge of the Soratfeld . The Schmittwasser flows through the village and the Sauertal nature reserve is in the immediate vicinity . Within this area and southwest of the Iggenhausen settlement area, the Schmittwasser flows into the Sauer .

Neighboring places

Starting in the north, the Paderborn district of Dahl and the Lichtenau districts of Herbram , Asseln and Grundsteinheim border Iggenhausen clockwise . These places all belong to the Paderborn district .

climate

Like Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Iggenhausen belongs to the oceanic climatic area of ​​north-west Germany , to which it owes low temperature differences 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 edge of the Egge Mountains results in a colline climate of the hill country level with cooler temperatures and higher precipitation than in other locations in the district.

history

Old coat of arms of Iggenhausen

The first written mention of Iggenhausen comes from the year 1239 .

Incorporation

Before 1 January 1975, the former municipality Iggenhausen belonged to the Office Lichtenau (Westfalen) in county Buren . When the Sauerland / Paderborn Act came into force on that day, most of the municipalities of the Atteln Office were merged with the municipalities of the Lichtenau Office and thus also Iggenhausen to form the new city of Lichtenau (Westphalia) and came with this to the Paderborn district.

The city of Lichtenau is the legal successor to the dissolved office of Lichtenau and the municipality of Iggenhausen.

politics

The head of Iggenhausen is Hiltrud Kröger. In the last local election in 2014, the citizens of Iggenhausen cast their votes in the election for the Lichtenau City Council as follows:

Religions

The vast majority of the population is Roman Catholic .

Culture and sights

Parish Church of St. Alexander

Buildings:

  • Parish Church of St. Alexander
  • Watermill

Regular events:

  • Comradeship Festival (every two years)
  • annual May Festival

Societies:

  • Musikkapelle Iggenhausen eV

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  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 .
  4. ^ Minutes of the meeting of the City Council of Lichtenau, May 11, 2017
  5. ↑ wahlen.regioit.de: Official election results of the 2014 local elections