Porta Westfalica

Porta Westfalica
View over Porta Westfalica to the Weser hills
Location of Porta Westfalica within Minden-Lübbecke district
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]
 • Total36,594
 • Density350/km2 (900/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

  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 2025-04-27.

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