Löhne (; , ) is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Löhne is situated on the river Werre, approx. 8 km north of Herford and 20 km south-west of Minden.

Neighbouring places

  • Hüllhorst
  • Bad Oeynhausen
  • Vlotho
  • Herford
  • Hiddenhausen
  • Kirchlengern

Twin towns – sister cities

Löhne is twinned with:

  • Spittal an der Drau, Austria (1973)
  • Columbus, United States (1993)
  • Condega, Nicaragua (1994)
  • Röbel, Germany (1996)
  • Mielec, Poland (2002)

Notable people

  • Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653–1728), Prussian field marshal
  • Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (1620–1689), founder and first duke of the line Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg

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