Petershagen

Petershagen
Coat of arms
Petershagen
Location of Petershagen within Minden-Lübbecke district
Coordinates: 52°23′N 8°58′E / 52.383°N 8.967°ECoordinates: 52°23′N 8°58′E / 52.383°N 8.967°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Minden-Lübbecke
Government
• Mayor	Dieter Blume (CDU)
Area
• Total	212 km^2 (82 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	25,663
• Density	120/km^2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	32469
Dialling codes	05707
Vehicle registration	MI
Website	www.petershagen.de

Petershagen (Northern Low Saxon: Päitershaugen) is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies on the Westphalian Mill Route.

Geography

Petershagen is situated on the river Weser, approx. 10 km north-east of Minden.

Neighbouring municipalities

Minden Hille Uchte Stolzenau Leese Landesbergen

Loccum Rehburg-Loccum Nienburg Niedernwöhren Bückeburg

Division of the town

The town of Petershagen consists of 29 districts:

Bierde Buchholz Döhren Eldagsen Friedewalde Frille Gorspen-Vahlsen Großenheerse Hävern Heimsen

Ilse Ilserheide Ilvese Jössen Petershagen-Lahde Maaslingen Meßlingen Neuenknick Ovenstädt Petershagen (city center)

Quetzen Raderhorst Rosenhagen Schlüsselburg Seelenfeld Südfelde Wasserstraße Wietersheim Windheim

International relations

Petershagen is twinned with:

• Petershagen-Eggersdorf (Brandenburg, Germany) -- since 1990

References

1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.

External links

• Official site (German)
• Virtual tour through the city Petershagen (German)