Paderborn
city in Germany
Paderborn (Low German: Patterbuorn, Paterboärn) is a city in the middle west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The name of the city derives from the river Pader and "born", an old German term for the source of a river. The river Pader originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral. It has about 150,338 inhabitants [4] and a university.[5]
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 Paderborn town hall | |
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| Coordinates: 51°43′N 8°46′E / 51.717°N 8.767°ECoordinates: 51°43′N 8°46′E / 51.717°N 8.767°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Paderborn |
| Subdivisions | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Dreier (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 179.59 km2 (69.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 94−347 m (−1,044 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[3] | |
| • Total | 148,677 |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 33041-33106 |
| Dialling codes | 05251, 05252, 05254, 05293 |
| Vehicle registration | PB |
| Website | paderborn.de |
Paderborn has got a football club in the first mens league in Germany (SC Paderborn 07[6]) and a basketball team in the 2nd German league (Paderborn Baskets).[7]
Pope John Paul II visited Paderborn in 1996 and Pope Leo III visited Paderborn in 799.
Paderborn has got a very big cathedral. It was built by Charlemagne ("Karl der Große").
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ http://www.statistik-portal.de/Statistik-Portal/gemeindeverz.asp?G=05774032.
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Bevölkerung / Einwohnerzahlen". Stadt Paderborn (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ↑ "Universität Paderborn". www.uni-paderborn.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ↑ "SC Paderborn 07". www.scp07.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ↑ "Paderborn Baskets – – offizielle Website Paderborn Baskets 91 e.V." paderborn-baskets.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-11.
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