Paderborn
Paderborn is a city in
North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany, capital of the
Paderborn district. Its geographical location is , and it has a population of approximately 142,000, of which 8% are students at the local university and about 10,000 are members or former members of the British armed forces. The vast majority of the armed forces' and families are located in the Sennelager ward, due to the proximity of the large barracks on Bielefelder Strae.
The name of the city derives from the river
Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near
Paderborn Cathedral, where
St. Liborius is buried.
Encyclopedia
Paderborn is a city in
North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany, capital of the
Paderborn district. Its geographical location is , and it has a population of approximately 142,000, of which 8% are students at the local university and about 10,000 are members or former members of the British armed forces. The vast majority of the armed forces' and families are located in the Sennelager ward, due to the proximity of the large barracks on Bielefelder Straße.
The name of the city derives from the river
Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near
Paderborn Cathedral, where
St. Liborius is buried.
Industry
It is the headquarters of the former Nixdorf Computer AG, which was acquired by
Siemens in the early 1990s and known as Siemens-Nixdorf for about 10 years. The company is now known as Wincor Nixdorf which is still located in Paderborn, but Siemens retains a considerable presence in the city.
Paderborn is also home of the "Paderborner" brewery.
Paderborn has the biggest computer museum in the world, the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum .
Every year, Paderborn hosts the German Open of Robo-soccer.
History
It is believed that
Charlemagne spent considerable time in the area during his reign, and evidence in the form of ruins below and around Paderborn's
cathedral seem to back this up.
The tree
Irminsul was supposedly located near Paderborn.
Paderborn was the seat of the Bishopric of Paderborn; today it is seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop.
St. Liborius is commemorated every year in Paderborn with the Liborifest in July, although the ensuing festivities have little to do with the saint.
Twin cities
Sports
Paderborn is home of the
SC Paderborn 07 football club, which achieved fame in 2005 by advancing to the second Bundesliga.
Paderborn is a focal point in Germany for
American sports. The local
baseball team, the Paderborn Untouchables, has won many German championships, and the local
American Football team, the Paderborn Dolphins, has also enjoyed considerable success.
Transportation
Paderborn is located at the
Autobahn A33, which connects Paderborn to the
Autobahn A2 in the north and the
Autobahn A 44 in the south.
The main train station is a regular stop for the
InterCityExpress and several local trains. Train connections can be found .
The Paderborn Lippstadt Airport connects Paderborn to the bigger German Airports and offers flights to many Locations in Europe. There is a between the airport and the Paderborn main train station.
In Paderborn there is a bus system served by the for local buses and the for regional buses.
Wards in the City of Paderborn
- Schloß Neuhaus
- Elsen
- Benhausen
- Wewer
- Dahl
- Neuenbeken
- Marienloh
- Sennelager
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