Schlangen is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Schlangen has about 9.000 inhabitants (2013) and enjoys relative prosperity.

Located a few kilometers away from Detmold, the municipality stretches from the edge of the sandy Sea [clarification needed] to the mountain course of the Teutoburger forest southern slope.

The town council of Schlangen consists of 26 members: (conditions: Local election 2014) The following cities are twinned with Schlangen:[3]

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