Preußisch Oldendorf

Preußisch Oldendorf
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Minden-Lübbecke
Town subdivisions	10
Mayor	Anke Korsmeier-Pawlitzky (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	68.78 km² (26.6 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m  (220 ft)
Population	13,288  (31/12/2006)
- Density	193 /km² (500 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MI
Postal code	32361
Area code	05742
Website	www.preussischoldendorf.de Coordinates: 52°17′00″N 08°30′00″E / 52.283333, 8.5

Preußisch Oldendorf is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. in 1905 the town name Oldendorf was changed officially by puting "Preußisch" in front of it, to make the distinction from other towns with the same name more easy (especially for mail and train stations).

Geography

Preußisch Oldendorf is situated on the north side of the Wiehengebirge, approx. 9 km west of Lübbecke, 24 km north-west of Herford and 30 km east of Osnabrück.

Neighbouring places

• Stemwede
• Espelkamp
• Lübbecke
• Hüllhorst
• Rödinghausen
• Melle
• Bad Essen

Division of the town

Preußisch Oldendorf consists of 10 districts:

External links

• Official site (German)

•  • e Towns and municipalities in Minden-Lübbecke
Bad Oeynhausen | Espelkamp | Hille | Hüllhorst | Lübbecke | Minden | Petershagen | Porta Westfalica | Preußisch Oldendorf | Rahden | Stemwede