Dörentrup

Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Dörentrup within Lippe district

(2020–25) Friso Veldink^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total49.79 km² (19.22 sq mi)Elevation

130 m (430 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total7,660 • Density150/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

32694

Dialling codes0 52 65Vehicle registrationLIPWebsitewww.doerentrup-lippe.de

Dörentrup is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an area of 49.79 km² and c. 8,000 inhabitants (2013).

The name is derived from the Low German word for hill passes, Dören.

Night lighting scheme

A remarkable feature in this village is its night lighting scheme. Every night at 11 pm, all street lights turn off. Inhabitants can then request that lights be turned back on as needed by sending a code to a special phone number called Dial4light. Each street has its own code that can be found either online on a specific website or on each light post. This is intended to reduce energy use, save money, respect the nocturnal fauna and avoid light pollution.

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.