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Detmold

Located in Kreis Lippe, Regierungsbezirk Detmold Coordinates: 51°56′09″ N 8°52′42″ E

Map showing the location of Detmold Detmold
Location in Germany
Population
74,278
74.3K
Elevation
142 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
75
listed under Detmold
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport40 km
KSF Kassel Airport68 km

About Detmold

Detmold is a village. Location: Kreis Lippe, Regierungsbezirk Detmold. Population: 74,278. Elevation: 142 m.

From Wikipedia

Detmold (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛtmɔlt] ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of 74,438. It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947. Today it is the administrative center of the district of Lippe and of the Regierungsbezirk Detmold. The Church of Lippe has its central administration located in Detmold. The Reformed Redeemer Church is the preaching venue of the state superintendent of the Lippe church.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
129 km²
Official website
detmold.de

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Detmold

  • Zeitz· Germany
  • Savonlinna· Finland

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Detmold over time

Population of Detmold over time
1818 2,742
1828 3,497
1975 65,629
2015 74,817
2017 74,353
2019 74,388
2021 73,969
2022 75,089
2023 74,835
2024 74,278
2025 74,438

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Detmold

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (99 mm)
Driest month
April (63 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Detmold
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)926782637283888083778399

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Detmold

The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Paderborn, 26 km to the south.

Airports

  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 40 kmsouthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 68 kmsoutheast
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 80 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 26 kmsouth
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 26 kmnorthwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 76 kmnortheast
  • Hamm Population: 179K 78 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Detmold

Within 100 km: 292 historic and cultural sites, 3,501 natural sites, 809 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km255 places

  • Grimke River 21 kmSW
  • Norder Teich Lake 12 kmSE
  • Hartigsee Lake 15 kmNW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 21 kmS

25–60 km1,098 places

  • Erpe River 60 kmS
  • Naure River 48 kmS
  • Aabachtalsperre Lake 50 kmS
  • Bergsee Oberlübbe Lake 40 kmN

60–100 km3,249 places

  • Wande River 60 kmS
  • Werse River 83 kmW
  • Valme River 72 kmSW
  • Ohe River 63 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Detmold

75 places
  1. 1 Detmold 73.7K
  2. 2 Nienhagen 308

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages40

Mountains & nature16

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Sylbeke River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    1.8 km NW
  • Wiembecke River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    3 km S
  • Rotenberg Mountain, Lage
    4.7 km N
  • Stemberg Mountain, Horn-Bad Meinberg
    6.4 km S
  • Externsteine Historic site, Horn-Bad Meinberg
    7.9 km S
  • Eicken-Berg Mountain, Horn-Bad Meinberg
    6.8 km SE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources