Dörentrup
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Dörentrup is a municipality in the Lippe
district of North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
. It has an area of 49.79 km² and c. 8,600 inhabitants (2007).
In fact, every night at 11 pm, all street lights turn off. Inhabitants can then turn it back on if they need it by sending a code to a special phone number called Dial4light. Each street has is own code that can be found either online on a specific website or on each light post.
This is a great way to reduce energy use, save money, respect the nocturnal fauna and avoid light pollution
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Lippe
Lippe is a Kreis in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Herford, Minden-Lübbecke, Höxter, Paderborn, Gütersloh, and district-free Bielefeld, which forms the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe....
district of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It has an area of 49.79 km² and c. 8,600 inhabitants (2007).
Respect of the nocturnal environment
A noticeable point of this village is the respect of nocturnal environment.In fact, every night at 11 pm, all street lights turn off. Inhabitants can then turn it back on if they need it by sending a code to a special phone number called Dial4light. Each street has is own code that can be found either online on a specific website or on each light post.
This is a great way to reduce energy use, save money, respect the nocturnal fauna and avoid light pollution
Light pollution
Light pollution, also known as photopollution or luminous pollution, is excessive or obtrusive artificial light.The International Dark-Sky Association defines light pollution as:...
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