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Detmold Government Region

Detmold
Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Detmold
Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Detmold
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Region seatDetmold
Area
 • Total6,518.14 km2 (2,516.67 sq mi)
Population
 (31 Dec. 2006)
 • Total2,065,413
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Websitewww.brdt.nrw.de

Detmold (IPA: [ˈdɛtmɔlt]) is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northeast of the state.

The Regierungsbezirk was created in 1947 when the old state of Lippe was put into North Rhine-Westphalia and joined to the old Regierungsbezirk Minden. Regierungsbezirk Minden was one of the original Regierungsbezirke, formed in 1815.

Kreise
(districts)
Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)
  1. Gütersloh
  2. Herford
  3. Höxter
  4. Lippe Rural District
  5. Minden-Lübbecke Rural District
  6. Paderborn
  1. Bielefeld

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