Porta Westfalica

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.

Porta Westfalica
View over Porta Westfalica to the Weser hills
View over Porta Westfalica to the Weser hills
Flag of Porta Westfalica
Coat of arms of Porta Westfalica
Location of Porta Westfalica within Minden-Lübbecke district
Porta Westfalica   is located in Germany
Porta Westfalica
Porta Westfalica
Porta Westfalica   is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Porta Westfalica
Porta Westfalica
Coordinates: 52°14′N 8°55′E
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
 (2022-12-31)[1]
  Total36,374
  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

The name "Porta Westfalica" is Latin and means "gate to Westphalia".

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