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Porta Westfalica

Coordinates: 52°14′N 8°55′E / 52.233°N 8.917°E / 52.233; 8.917
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Porta Westfalica
Town
View over Porta Westfalica to the Weser hills
View over Porta Westfalica to the Weser hills
Flag of Porta Westfalica
Flag
Coat of arms of Porta Westfalica
Coat of arms
Location of Porta Westfalica within Minden-Lübbecke district
Porta Westfalica is located in Germany
Porta Westfalica
Porta Westfalica
Porta Westfalica is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Porta Westfalica
Porta Westfalica
Coordinates: 52°14′N 8°55′E / 52.233°N 8.917°E / 52.233; 8.917
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictMinden-Lübbecke
Subdivisions15 districts
Government
 • MayorBernd Hedtmann (Ind.)
Area
 • Total105.22 km2 (40.63 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total36,300
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32457
Dialling codes0571, 05722, 05731, 05733, 05751, 05706
Vehicle registrationMI
Websitewww.portawestfalica.de

Porta Westfalica is a city of the district of Minden-Lübbecke in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has about 37,000 inhabitants.

The name "Porta Westfalica" is Latin and means "gate to Westphalia".

References

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  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

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