Bielefeld
Visited in June 2008
At a glance
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Detmold Government Region
- Population
- 331,419
- Type
- Big city in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
- Coordinates
- 52.03°N, 8.53°E
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Overview
Bielefeld is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 342,952, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) of Detmold and the 18th largest city in Germany. The historical centre of the city is situated in the Ravensberg Basin north of the Teutoburg Forest hill range, but modern Bielefeld extends across the range and further south into the flat Westphalian Basin.
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