Paderborn
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 [3] and a university.[4]
Paderborn | |
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 Paderborn town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of the city of Paderborn within the district  | |
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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 | 179.38 km2 (69.26 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 347 m (1,138 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 151,864 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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[5]) and a basketball team in the 2nd German league (Paderborn Baskets).[6]
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
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ "Population data". Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ↑ "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.
Other websitesEdit
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