Lage

[LAH-guh] German for "site," which, in wine parlance, usually refers to a vineyard site. An individual vineyard site is called an einzellage; an area grouping of einzellagen is called a grosslage.

For Lage in the district of Bentheim, see Lage, Lower Saxony.

For the German musician, see Klaus Lage.

Lage
Lage
Coordinates	51°58′0″N 8°48′0″E / 51.966667°N 8.8°E / 51.966667; 8.8
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Lippe
Mayor	Christian Liebrecht (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	76.02 km2 (29.35 sq mi)
Elevation	103 m  (338 ft)
Population	35,850  (31 December 2006)
- Density	472 /km2 (1,221 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	LIP
Postal codes	32779–32791
Area code	05232
Website	www.lage.de
Location of Lage within Lippe district

Lage is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen), Germany, approximatively 8 km northwest of Detmold. It has c. 36,000 inhabitants. The coat of arms of Lage depicts a farmer's plough. The town is not far from the Teutoburg Forest (German: Teutoburger Wald).

The town is twinned with Horsham in the United Kingdom.

External links

• Official website (German)

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