Lippstadt is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an estimated population of over 70,000. The historic city center is placed between an artificial canal of the river Lippe and the river itself. In 1944 a female subcamp of Buchenwald was founded in Lippstadt. North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, short: NRW) is the largest in population (though only fourth in area) among Germanys 16 federal states. ... The Lippe is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Slave laborers in the Buchenwald concentration camp (Elie Wiesel is second row, seventh from left). ...

Nearby cities include: Paderborn, Soest, Erwitte, Geseke. Position of Paderborn in Germany Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the district Paderborn. ... Soest is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

Geographic position:

• 51° 40' north
• 8° 21' east

People

• Anton Praetorius (* 1560 in Lippstadt, + 1613), theologian, fighter against witchcraft trials and torture
• Martin Niemöller (* 1892 in Lippstadt, + 1984), theologian
• Professor Conrad Hansen (* 24.11.1906 in Lippstadt, + 2002) piano player und music educator
• Thomas Valentin (* 13. Januar 1922 in Weilburg/Lahn, + 22. Dezember 1980 in Lippstadt), German writer
• Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (* 1955 in Lippstadt ), German soccer player

Anton Praetorius (Lippstadt 1560 – 6 December 1613 near Heidelberg in Laudenbach/Bergstrasse), Protestant pastor and fighter against the persecution of witches (witchhunts, witchcraft trials) and against torture. ... Rev. ... Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955) was a German football player. ...

Industry

Lippstadt serves as headquarters of international automotive supplier Hella. It is also home to a factory of large-diameter antifriction bearings, seamless-rolled rings manufacturer Rothe Erde. In the nearby town of Erwitte, which has a population approaching 10,000, is the Heimeier Metalwerk. Heimeier's production facility produces heating valves for use in central heating and belongs to the IMI Indoor Climate Group. Hella is a German company that manufactures automotive lighting products such as headlights, signal lamps, and the electronics that support these. ...

External links

• http://www.lippstadt.de
• http://www.hella.com
• http://www.rotheerde.com