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Detmold (region)

Detmold is one of the five Regierungsbezirks of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-east of the state. It is congruent with the administratively not existent area of Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) (East Westphalia- Lippe).

The Regierungsbezirk was created in 1947 when the former state of Lippe was incorporated into North Rhine-Westphalia by merging the former Regierungsbezirk Minden with the territory of Lippe-Detmold. The Regierungsbezirk Minden dates back to 1815, when the municipality type Regierungsbezirk was created initially.

Detmold

Detmold is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 73,400 (2013). It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947. Today it is the administrative center of the district of Lippe and of the Regierungsbezirk Detmold. The Church of Lippe has its central administration located in Detmold. The Reformed Redeemer Church is the preaching venue of the state superintendent of the Lippe church.

Detmold (disambiguation)

Detmold is a city in Germany.

Detmold may also refer to:

  • Detmold (region) in Germany
  • Detmold, Maryland, a location in the United States
  • Detmold (packaging), an Australian packaging company
  • Detmold (surname)
Detmold (surname)

Notable people with the family name Detmold include:

  • Christian Edward Detmold (1810–1887), German-American engineer; younger brother of William Ludwig Detmold
  • Edward Julius Detmold (1883–1957) and his twin brother, Charles Maurice Detmold (1883–1908), English illustrators
  • Henry Detmold (1854–1924), English painter
  • William Ludwig Detmold, (1808–1894), German-American orthopedic surgeon; older brother of Christian Edward Detmold
  • William Detmold, (1828–1884), German-American-Australian bookbinder, printer and stationer

Nobility ( House of Lippe)

  • Frederick Adolphus, Count of Lippe-Detmold (1667–1718), father of Simon Henry Adolph
  • Simon August, Count of Lippe-Detmold (1727–1782), son of Simon Henry Adolph
  • Simon Henry Adolph, Count of Lippe-Detmold (1694–1734), son of Frederick Adolphus, father of Simon August

Category:German-language surnames