Paderborn

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Paderborn
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Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Population	143,769 source (2005)
Area	180 km²
Population density	797 /km²
Elevation	94-347 m
Coordinates	51°43′ N 8°46′ E
Postal code	33041-33106
Area code	05251, 05252, 05254, 05293
Licence plate code	PB
Mayor	Heinz Paus (CDU)
Website	paderborn.de

Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. Its geographical location is 51°43′N 8°45′E, 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.

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1 Industry
2 History
3 Twin cities
4 Sports
5 Transportation
6 Wards in the City of Paderborn
7 External links

[edit] 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 [1]. Every year, Paderborn hosts the German Open of Robo-soccer.

[edit] 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.

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St. Liborius is commemorated every year in Paderborn with the Liborifest in July, although the ensuing festivities have little to do with the saint.

[edit] Twin cities

Image:Flag of France.svg Le Mans, France, since 1967
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bolton, United Kingdom, since 1975
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Belleville, Illinois, USA, since 1990
Image:Flag of Spain.svg Pamplona, Spain, since 1992
Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Przemyśl, Poland, since 1993
Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Debrecen, Hungary, since 1994
Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qingdao, China, since 2003

[edit] 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.

[edit] Transportation

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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 here. The Paderborn Lippstadt Airport connects Paderborn to the bigger German Airports and offers flights to many Locations in Europe. There is a bus shuttle between the airport and the Paderborn main train station. In Paderborn there is a bus system served by the Padersprinter for local buses and the VPH for regional buses.