Detmold

Detmold
Detmold
Town
	The princely castle.
	Coat of arms
	Location of Detmold within Lippe district
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	Coordinates: 51°56′N 8°53′E / 51.933°N 8.883°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Lippe
Subdivisions	26
Government
• Mayor	Rainer Heller (SPD)
Area
• Total	129.39 km2 (49.96 sq mi)
Elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	75,089
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	32701–32760
Dialling codes	05231/05232
Vehicle registration	LIP
Website	www.detmold.de

Detmold (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛtmɔlt]; West Low German: Deppelt) is a town in the German state North Rhine-Westphalia. It has about 74,000 inhabitants. Detmold is the cultural capital of the District of Lippe.