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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 [1] and a university.[2]
Paderborn has got a football club in the first mens league in Germany (SC Paderborn 07[3]) and a basketball team in the 2nd German league (Paderborn Baskets).[4]
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
- ↑ "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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