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Büren, Westphalia

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Detmold

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
171 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 8:07 PM

Points of interest
  
Wewelsburg

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Paderborn

Postal codes
  
33130-33142

Population
  
21,553 (30 Jun 2010)

Administrative region
  
Detmold

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Weather
  
6°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 72% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 33142 B%C3%BCren, Germany

Geography

Büren is situated on the river Alme, approx. 20 km south-west of Paderborn and approx. 30 km south-east of Lippstadt.

Neighbouring municipalities

  • Brilon
  • Geseke
  • Rüthen
  • Salzkotten
  • Bad Wünnenberg

    • Division of the town

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

    International relations

    Büren, Westphalia is twinned with:=

  • Kortemark (Belgium) –- since 1981
  • Charenton-le-Pont (France) -- since 1989
  • Mittersill (Austria) -- since 1995
  • Ignalina (Lithuania) -– since 2003

    • 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

  • 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

    • References

    Büren, Westphalia Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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