Paderborn
city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 [2] and a university.[3]
Paderborn | |
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 Paderborn town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of the city of Paderborn within the district  | |
  Paderborn  Paderborn | |
| Coordinates: 51°43′N 8°46′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 (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 154,755 |
| • Density | 860/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 a football club in the first men's league in Germany (SC Paderborn 07[4]) and a basketball team in the 2nd German league (Paderborn Baskets).[5]
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").
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