Paderborn (district)
- Paderborn (district)
Infobox German district
name=Paderborn
state=North Rhine-Westphalia
regierungsbezirk=Detmold
capital=Paderborn
area=1,245.27
population=299,127
population_as_of=31/12/2006
density=240
carsign=PB
url=http://www.kreis-paderborn.de/
Paderborn (IPA2|paːdɐˈbɔʁn) is a Kreis (
district ) in the east ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany . Neighboring districts are Gütersloh,Lippe , Höxter,Hochsauerland , and Soest.History
Paderborn was part of the
Bishopric of Paderborn until it was included intoPrussia in1802 . After theNapoleonic wars when Prussia created the provinceWestphalia it also created five districts roughly covering the area of the previous state - Brakel, Büren, Höxter, Paderborn and Warburg. In1975 Paderborn and Büren districts were merged to the current Paderborn district. At the same time the towns and municipalities in the district were merged to form the today's ten towns municipalities.Geography
The Paderborn district is located at the western slope of the
Teutoburg Forest , west of theEggegebirge . The highest elevation is the "Am Totenkopf" at the district border near Bleiwäsche (Bad Wünnenberg ) with 498 m, the lowest nearDelbrück with 77 m. The main river in the district is the Lippe, which has its spring inBad Lippspringe .Coat of arms
The red cross in the top of the coat of arms symbolizes the clerical state Paderborn, the historic precursor of today's district. The wave line below stands for the rivers in the district, especially the
Lippe River . The symbol in bottom derives from the Lords of Büren.Towns and municipalities
External links
* [http://www.kreis-paderborn.de Official website] (German)
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