Lienen

Lienen
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Lienen within Steinfurt district
Interactive map of Lienen
Lienen Location within Germany Lienen Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 52°08′46″N 7°58′26″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Arne Strietelmeier
Area
• Total	73.44 km2 (28.36 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	8,469
• Density	115.3/km2 (298.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49536
Dialling codes	05483 05484 (Kattenvenne)
Vehicle registration	ST (until 1975: TE)
Website	www.lienen.de

Lienen (German pronunciation: [ˈliːnən]; Westphalian: Linen) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south-east of Osnabrück and 30 km north-east of Münster.

Lienen is a sister city with Saint Marys, Ohio in the United States. Lienen's neighboring municipalities, Ladbergen and Lengerich, are sister cities with Saint Marys' neighbors New Knoxville and Wapakoneta, respectively.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1965	7,028	—
1970	7,185	+0.44%
1975	7,560	+1.02%
1980	7,707	+0.39%
1985	7,736	+0.08%
1990	8,194	+1.16%
1995	8,575	+0.91%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2000	9,045	+1.07%
2005	8,822	−0.50%
2010	8,578	−0.56%
2015	8,559	−0.04%
2020	8,622	+0.15%
2025	8,469	−0.36%

Source: Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen