Lügde
Encyclopedia
Lügde ˈlʏçtʰə is a town in the Lippe
district of North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
, with c. 11,000 inhabitants.
The first written issue of Lügde appears in 784, in the annals of the Frankish Empire
, when Charlemagne
visited the village during the Saxon
Wars.
During this wars Charlemagne celebrated his first Christmas
in Saxony in Lügde, and the site then became the location of the first church to be built in Saxony. The gothic
church was rebuilt in the 12th century and it is still standing today. The church is known as the Kirche St. Kilian.
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...
, with c. 11,000 inhabitants.
The first written issue of Lügde appears in 784, in the annals of the Frankish Empire
Frankish Empire
Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire , Frankish Kingdom , Frankish Realm or occasionally Frankland, was the territory inhabited and ruled by the Franks from the 3rd to the 10th century...
, when Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
visited the village during the Saxon
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
Wars.
During this wars Charlemagne celebrated his first Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
in Saxony in Lügde, and the site then became the location of the first church to be built in Saxony. The gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
church was rebuilt in the 12th century and it is still standing today. The church is known as the Kirche St. Kilian.