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Paderborn (district)

Field	Value
name	Paderborn
map
image_coa	DEU Kreis Paderborn COA.svg
image_flag	Flagge des Kreises Paderborn.svg
state	North Rhine-Westphalia
regierungsbezirk	Detmold
capital	Paderborn
area	1245.27
Kreisschlüssel	05774
district_admin	Christoph Rüther
admin_party	CDU
carsign	BÜR, PB
founded	1975
dissolved
url	kreis-paderborn.de

Paderborn () is a Kreis (district) in the east of North 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 into Prussia in 1802. After the Napoleonic Wars when Prussia created the province Westphalia it also created five districts roughly covering the area of the previous state - Brakel, Büren, Höxter, Paderborn and Warburg. In 1975 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 today's ten towns and municipalities. It is a rural district with urban municipalities.

Geography

The Paderborn district is located at the western slope of the Teutoburg Forest, west of the Eggegebirge. The highest elevation is on the side of the Totenkopf (498 m) at the district border near Bleiwäsche (Bad Wünnenberg), the lowest near Delbrück at 77 m. The main river in the district is the Lippe, which has its source in Bad Lippspringe.

Coat of arms

The red cross in chief 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 the field derives from the Lords of Büren.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities

References

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