Büren, Westphalia
municipality of Germany
Büren is a town in Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Büren | |
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Coordinates: 51°33′N 8°34′E / 51.550°N 8.567°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Detmold |
District | Paderborn |
Subdivisions | 12 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Burkhard Schwuchow[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 170.97 km2 (66.01 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 21,328 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 33142 |
Dialling codes | 2951 2955 (Wewelsburg) 2958 (Harth) |
Vehicle registration | PB, BÜR |
Website | www.bueren.de |
Geography change
Büren is at the confluence of the rivers Alme and Afte. It is about 20 km southwest of Paderborn and about 30 km southeast of Lippstadt.
Neighbouring municipalities change
Division of the town change
Büren has 12 districts:
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Twin towns change
Büren is twinned with:
- Kortemark, Belgium (1981)
- Charenton-le-Pont, France (1989)
- Mittersill, Austria (1995)
- Ignalina, Lithuania (2003)
References change
- ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
Other websites change
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Büren (Westfalen).
- Official website (in German)