"Lippe"@en . . "2009-06-30Z"^^ . . "Lippe (German pronunciation: [\u02C8l\u026Ap\u0259]) is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Herford, Minden-L\u00FCbbecke, H\u00F6xter, Paderborn, G\u00FCtersloh, and district-free Bielefeld, which forms the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe.The district of Lippe is named after the Lords of Lippe and their Principality of Lippe. It was a state within the Holy Roman Empire and retained statehood until 1947, when it became a district of North Rhine-Westphalia."@en . .