Lichtenau is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Lichtenau is situated on the western slope of the Eggegebirge, approx.

15 km south-east of Paderborn.

After the local government reforms of 1975 Lichtenau consists of the following 15 districts:

This Paderborn district location article is a stub.