Büren, Westphalia

Büren
Aerial view from the south of Büren

Coat of arms
Büren
Location of Büren in the district of Paderborn
Coordinates: 51°33′N 8°34′E / 51.550°N 8.567°E / 51.550; 8.567Coordinates: 51°33′N 8°34′E / 51.550°N 8.567°E / 51.550; 8.567
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Paderborn
Government
 • Mayor Burkhard Schwuchow (CDU)
Area
 • Total 170.97 km2 (66.01 sq mi)
Elevation 190-360 m (−990 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
 • Total 21,657
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 33142
Dialling codes 2951
2955 (Wewelsburg)
2958 (Harth)
Vehicle registration BÜR
Website www.bueren.de

Büren is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Büren is situated on the rivers Alme and Afte (the rivers meet each other), approx. 20 km south-west of Paderborn and approx. 30 km south-east of Lippstadt.

Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Büren consists of the following districts:

  • Büren
  • Ahden
  • Barkhausen
  • Brenken
  • Eickhoff
  • Harth
  • Hegensdorf
  • Keddinghausen
  • Ringelstein
  • Siddinghausen
  • Steinhausen
  • Weiberg
  • Weine
  • Wewelsburg

Transportation

Train connections to the outside world are laid off.

International relations

Büren, Westphalia is twinned with:

Culture and notable places

The village of Wewelsburg is the home of the Wewelsburg Renaissance castle, which was a focus of SS mythology during the Nazism era. The castle now hosts the museum of the district of Paderborn with the permanent exhibition "Wewelsburg 1933–1945. Place of cult and terror of the SS".

Sons and daughters of the city

Memorial plate Moritz von Büren in Büren
  • Michael Henke (born 1957), soccer player and coach
  • Moritz von Büren (1604-1661), Reichskammergericht President and Jesuit, founder of the Jesuit Kolleg
  • The holy Meinolf (around 795-857), founder of the convent Böddeken
  • Adelaide II of Büren, abbess of Gernrode (r.1207-1220)

References

  1. ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
Overview of Büren, Westphalia
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