North Rhine-Westphalia has three parts. In addition to North Rhine and Westphalia, the small Lippe is also part of it. This year there are a number of celebrations. High-ranking visitors come from Berlin on Sunday – and they have a home game.
Detmold (dpa / lnw) – North Rhine-Westphalia’s smallest part of the state celebrates a big anniversary on Sunday (11 a.m.). Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier comes to Detmold for the ceremony. The head of state gives the speech on “900 years of Lippe and 50 years of the Lippe district” in the Landestheater.
For Steinmeier, the appearance is a home game. The Federal President was born in Detmold in 1956 and went to high school in Blomberg, around 20 kilometers away. Alongside the Rhineland and Westphalia, Lippe is the smallest part of NRW. The district of Lippe has existed since the NRW regional reform in 1973. It was formed from the districts of Detmold and Lemgo.
District Administrator Axel Lehmann, Stephan Prinz zur Lippe and the head of the regional association Jörg Düning-Gast invite you to the ceremony. Among others, Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD) and NRW Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) are expected as guests.
