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| Paderborn | |
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Paderborn |
| City subdivisions | 8 |
| Mayor | Michael Dreier (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 179.38 km2 (69.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 94-347 m |
| Population | 150,338 (31 December 2006)[1] |
| - Density | 838 /km2 (2,171 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | PB |
| Postal codes | 33041-33106 |
| Area codes | 05251, 05252, 05254, 05293 |
| Website | paderborn.de |
| Location of the city of Paderborn within the district | |
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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 has got a football club in the first mens 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").
References
- ↑ "Population data". http://www.lds.nrw.de/statistik/datenangebot/Regionen/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/rp7_dez06.html.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung / Einwohnerzahlen" (in de-DE). https://www.paderborn.de/rathaus-service/stadtportrait/109010100000056020.php.
- ↑ "Universität Paderborn" (in de). https://www.uni-paderborn.de/.
- ↑ "SC Paderborn 07" (in de). http://www.scp07.de/.
- ↑ "Paderborn Baskets – – offizielle Website Paderborn Baskets 91 e.V." (in de-DE). https://paderborn-baskets.de/.
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