Detmold (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛtmɔlt] ⓘ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of 74,835.

About 5 kilometres (3 mi) to the southwest of Detmold is the Grotenburg [de] hill with a prehistoric circular rampart and the Hermann monument (German: Hermannsdenkmal).

In this encounter, Germanic tribes led by Hermann (Latin: Arminius) defeated Roman legions under the command of Publius Quinctilius Varus.

[4] Detmold was first mentioned as Theotmalli in 783, the year of a battle between the Saxons and Charlemagne's forces nearby.

In 1263, Bernard III of Lippe fortified the settlement at the crossing of the trade route from Paderborn to Lemgo over the Werre River with stone walls and granted it a municipal charter.

The Lippische Landes-Zeitung [de] started in 1878 and, in co-operation with other reginal papers, is still published today.