Kirchlengern

Kirchlengern is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography
Kirchlengern is situated on the river Else, approx. 10 km north of Herford.

Neighbouring places

 * Hüllhorst
 * Löhne
 * Hiddenhausen
 * Bünde

Division of the municipality
The municipality is divided in 7 districts:
 * 1) Häver (1,900 inhabitants)
 * 2) Kirchlengern (6,051 inhabitants)
 * 3) Klosterbauerschaft (2,568 inhabitants)
 * 4) Quernheim (1,549 inhabitants)
 * 5) Rehmerloh (203 inhabitants)
 * 6) Stift Quernheim (1,668 inhabitants)
 * 7) Südlengern (3,154 inhabitants)

Mayors

 * since 2004:  Rüdiger Meier (CDU)
 * 1999-2004:  Werner Helmke (SPD)

Notable people

 * 1833–1900, Ernst Heinrich Lindemann, politician
 * 1924–2003, Hellmuth Buddenberg, manager
 * 1942–2017, Gunter Gabriel, singer
 * 1953, Jürgen Klute, politician
 * 1953, Reinhard Göhner, politician
 * 1958, Elke Kruse, artist
 * 1984, David Odonkor, footballer